GM Quader JP chair, Rowshan JS opposition leader
Jatiya Party has decided that GM Quader will be the party’s chairperson and HM Ershad’s wife Rowshan Ershad will be the opposition leader in the parliament.
India's polar moon mission puts Chandrayaan-2 in the history books
India is one step closer to achieving its space superpower ambitions. If the Chandrayaan-2 lunar mission successfully touches down on Friday, the country will join the United States, China and the
Hong Kong government's attempt to outflank protesters is doomed to fail
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam announced Wednesday that she will finally withdraw the loathed extradition bill that kick-started three months of violent protests. The move was greeted not with the
A democratic language, an authoritarian writ
THERE was a time, not so long ago, when substantive disagreements marked debates on democracy. Minimalist theorists held that democracy is valuable; it enables the peaceful transfer of
First official death in Kashmir protests
A man has died in Indian Kashmir nearly a month after he was injured in a protest, the first such death that authorities have confirmed since India revoked the disputed region’s special autonomy last month.
Rawshan asks speaker not to take Quader’s letter into account
Jatiya Party co-chairperson Rawshan Ershad on Wednesday sent a letter to speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury requesting her not to take into account the letter of GM Quader issued on
Bangladesh opposition briefs ambassadors about political situation
Jatiya Oikya Front leaders on Wednesday briefed foreign ambassadors and high commissioners about the country’s political situation.
Dhaka world’s 3rd worst liveable city
Dhaka has moved one notch up in the Global Liveability Index of The Economist Intelligence Unit and now ranks the 3rd worst liveable city next to war-ravaged Damascus and Lagos.
Hallmark to get loan again if pays Sonali dues: Kamal
Bangladesh government would allow controversial Hallmark Group to get loans if it pays back the amount it swindled six years back from Sonali Bank in the name of loans, finance minister AHM
Transshipment: Bangladesh gains little from India
There was a rise in transshipment of Indian cargos through Bangladesh territory in the immediate past fiscal year but that was still far lower compared to the initial impression that the country would
