Nation set to pay homage to language martyrs
Country wide Amar Ekushey celebrations begin one minute past midnight tonight with the nation paying homage to 1952 language movement heroes.
UN rights expert on Myanmar arrives
The United Nations special rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, arrived in Dhaka on Sunday evening on a six-day visit.
Broadcasting bill to be placed in next session: Inu
The information minister, Hasanul Haq Inu, said on Sunday that the National Broadcasting Bill with the provision of setting up a national broadcasting commission would be placed in the next session of parliament.
NGWF demand reinstatement of DEPZ factory workers
National Garment Workers’ Federation on Sunday demanded reinstatement of all the 165 suspended workers of Dong Bang Facilities (BD) Ltd, an apparel factory housed in Dhaka Export Processing Zone.
PM seeks int’l community’s support to relocate Rohingyas
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday sought support from the international community, including Germany, to temporarily relocate illegal Myanmar nationals living in Bangladesh to Thengar Char in Noakhali for providing them with all sorts of facilities.
Grabbers choke Buriganga bridge
The 2nd Buriganga Bridge, linking the capital with Mawa via Keraniganj, has been choked by influential elements’ illegal businesses, run over and below it, posing serious risks for longevity of the key surface communication facility.
Commercial entities in residential areas Authorities turn a blind eye
At least 3,301 unauthorised business entities, including restaurants, hotels, bars, clinics and educational institutions, continue running their activities in residential buildings, mostly at Dhanmondi, Gulashan, Baridhara, Banani and Uttara, in Dhaka, posing a threat to public security.
Dhaka to inquire about jt probe into border killings
Border Guard Bangladesh will put emphasis on a joint-decision made last year between BGB and Indian Border Security Force over carrying out a joint-investigation into each border killing as both forces sit for a top-level meeting today.
Rich, political elites grabbed electoral system: Rehman Sobhan
Centre for Policy Dialogue chairman Professor Rehman Sobhan on Saturday said that the rich and the political elites had now grabbed the electoral system in a way that the poor would not be able any more to contest any election.
North Korean economist: Sanctions aren't slowing us down
Neither the change in leadership in the United States, nor sanctions imposed by the UN Security Council, will impede North Korea's economic and military advancement, according to an economist from the reclusive nation.
