‘SAY THE WORD’ What the Rohingya struggle is really about
POPE Francis lost a historical opportunity to truly set his legacy apart from previous Popes. Alas, for him, too, political expediency trumped all else. In his visit to Burma (Myanmar) on November 27, he refrained from using the word ‘Rohingya.’
Compensation in traffic accident cases
BANGLADESH is one of the countries in the world with the highest casualties in road accidents. The country lost many of her brightest sons in such accidents while lives of common people are lost every day, and every year countless families lose their sole earner.
ZIA ORPHANAGE TRUST CASE I never misused power: Khaleda
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia told a special judge’s court in Dhaka on Tuesday that she had never misused her power as a prime minister. She said this while concluding her statement as the court examined her as an accused in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case.
PM urges youths to realise Bangladesh dream with ICT
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday opened a four-day Digital World expo in the capital urging youths to be ‘Ready for Tomorrow’ to turn in reality of Bangladesh’s dream with the ICT sector.
BB removes NRBC Bank MD
Bangladesh Bank on Wednesday removed NRB Commercial Bank managing director Dewan Mujibur Rahman following a number of loan scandals in the bank.
BNP does not rule out possibility of election alliance with JP
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday said BNP did not rule out possibility of election alliance with Jatiya Party led by HM Ershad.
Many Rohingyas face acute water crisis
Many Rohingyas entering Bangladesh to flee ethnic cleansing in Myanmar continue facing acute scarcity of safe drinking water in the makeshift camps and shelters.
Hasina wants connectivity among Asian nations
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday put emphasis on increasing connectivity and cooperation among the Asian nations for the interest of the people of this region.
Gearless vessel number downsized at Ctg port
Chittagong Port Authority in an undeclared move forced the shipping companies to downsize the number of gearless (ships without cranes) vessels calling at this premier port of the country, port and shipping circles said
DNC MAYORAL BY-ELECTION EC fears legal complications
Election Commission officials said Tuesday that holding mayoral by-election in Dhaka North City faces legal complications over letting the voters of 18 new wards to cast their votes.
