USE OF PORTS BY INDIA: Dhaka works on deal despite risk of congestion
Dhaka has almost finalised the proposed agreement on the use of Chittagong and Mongla ports by New Delhi for carrying goods from one place to other place of India that poses risk of congestion in the sea ports, officials said.
Fatehpur dead identified, relatives decline to receive bodies
The identities of a seven-member family killed during a raid on an extremists’ den at Fatehpur village in Moulvibazzar were confirmed on Monday, but he relatives declined to receive the bodies.
BTRC turns down govt proposal to block Facebook for six hours
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission on Monday turned down a government proposal to block social networking site Facebook for six hours after midnight.
HC stays fresh suspension of Sylhet mayor Ariful
The High Court on Monday stayed a fresh order issued by the government on Sunday suspending Sylhet city mayor Ariful Huq Chowdhury.
Jared Kushner is in Iraq
White House senior adviser Jared Kushner traveled to Iraq this weekend and is expected back in the United States early this week, a senior administration official told CNN.
BLOGGER RAJIB MURDER HC upholds death of 2 ex-NSU st
The High Court Division on Sunday upheld the death sentences of Rezwanul Azad Rana and Faisal Bin Nayeem Dwip, both former North South University students and various jail terms to five other students of the same university and a mosque imam for murdering blogger Ahmed Rajib Haider Shovon on February 15, 2013.
Mayors of Rajshahi, Sylhet suspended again
The government on Sunday once again suspended mayors of Rajshahi and Sylhet immediately after they had resumed offices following court orders after two years.
PM asks schools to discard reservation against disabled children
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged schools to discard a general reservation against children with disabilities saying that one’s disability must not be a reason to keep him or her from education.
Chhatra Union’s 38th nat’l council begins
The 38th national council of Bangladesh Chhatra Union began on Sunday at Dhaka University with a call for forging a student-people unity to protect education and culture.
Global campaign to prevent child abuse launched
Child rights champion Kailash Satyarthi said on Sunday that access to inclusive education for all children, especially the underprivileged ones, was a must to protect their life from violence.
