Stand beside people

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged members of the armed forces to work with the people for crafting a happy and prosperous Bangladesh with the spirit of the Liberation War.

SOCIAL FORESTRY Rohingyas put beneficiaries in trouble

Several thousand beneficiaries of social forestry are faced with losses as Rohingyas have continued erecting shelters and collecting firewood, destroying forests spanning about 3,000 acres in Cox’s Bazar

Rangpur chill Dhaka with thrilling win

Rangpur Riders bowlers put up an extra-ordinary effort to overshadow Sakib al Hasan’s maiden five-wicket haul in the Bangladesh Premier League, leading their side to a thrilling three-run win over star-studded Dhaka Dynamites on Tuesday.

Why March 7 won’t be ‘National Historic Day’: HC

The High Court on Monday asked the government to explain in three weeks why March 7 would not be declared as a ‘National Historic Day’ marking the historic speech delivered by country’s founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1971

RESOLVING ROHINGYA CRISIS China draws 3-stage path

China called for a ceasefire in Myanmar’s Rakhine State so that Rohingya Muslim refugees can return from Bangladesh, proposing a three-stage approach to the crisis as diplomats from 51 mostly Asian and European countries gathered in Myanmar on Monday.

SECOND PHASE OF DUE SIM REPLACEMENT TAX NBR issues final demand notices to 4 telcos to pay Tk 883cr

The National Board of Revenue has issued final demand notices to four mobile operators asking them to pay Tk 883.35 crore in second phase of outstanding SIM replacement tax within 90 days

Comilla down high-flying Dhaka

Pakistani player Hasan Ali’s career-best 5-20 and an unbeaten 54 of his compatriot Shoaib Malik catapulted Comilla Victorians to their fifth straight victory in the Bangladesh Premier League as they defeated giants Dhaka Dynamites by four wickets in a thrilling encounter in Dhaka on Monday.

Tarique, three others indicted for sedition

A court in Dhaka on Monday indicted Bangladesh Nationalist Party senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman, former chairman of private channel Ekushey Television and the channel’s two former journalists in a sedition case

ATTACK ON HINDUS ‘Facebook user’ Titu arrested

Police arrested Titu Ray, the lone accused in a case of defaming Islam and its prophet in a facebook post that led to an arson attack on houses of Hindus in village Thakurpara in Rangpur, in Nilphamari early Tuesday.

GIVING IMPUNITY TO JUSTICE JOYNUL AD’s letter tarnished highest court’s image: HC

The High Court on Tuesday said that the image and dignity of the highest court was tarnished by a letter the Appellate Division office issued stating that the Anti-Corruption Commission should take no action against former Appellate Division judge Md Joynul Abedin on allegation of possessing illegal wealth.