Convince Myanmar to take Rohingyas back: PM to China
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday urged China to persuade Myanmar so that they take back their over one million Rohingya nationals from Bangladesh.
Jahanara Imam’s death anniv today
The 25th death anniversary of Shaheed Janani Jahanara Imam who spearheaded the movement for trial of the war criminals, will be observed in the country today.
HC asks Green Line to pay Tk 45 lakh to Russel by July 16
The High Court Division on Tuesday rebuked and ordered Green Line Paribahan owner Md Alauddin to pay the remaining Tk 45 lakh to accident victim Russel Sarkar in nine instalments by July 16.
Writ filed seeking prevention of unnecessary C-sections
A writ petition was filed with the High Court on Tuesday seeking its directives to prevent unnecessary caesarean sections in the country.
RMG workers’ payment system to be digitised: Rubana
President of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association Rubana Huq on Tuesday said the wage payment system of RMG workers is going to be digitised soon.
Bill placed in JS to extend validity of Speedy Trial Act
The Law and Order Disruption (Speedy Trial) (Amendment) Bill, 2019 was placed in Parliament on Tuesday for extending its validity till 2024.
Trump announces 'hard-hitting' new sanctions against Iran
President Donald Trump announced new sanctions against Iran Monday in part to retaliate after the downing of a US drone last week, with the punitive measures set to target Iran's Supreme Leader, military officials and its top diplomat, Foreign Minister Javad Zarif.
First foreign policy steps of Modi after elections
THE scheduled general election to decide who sits in India’s lower house of parliament (the Lok Sabha) ended on May 23. The Bharatiya Janata Party and its leader Narendra Modi,
SRI LANKA EASTER SUNDAY ATTACKS Countering anti-Muslim actions through campaigns
THE wounds inflicted upon the body politic by the Easter Sunday bombing continue to fester and become more poisonous. They are not going away as might have been hoped for, and as might
ACC flouts legal time frame for completing probes
The Anti-Corruption Commission has developed the practice of flouting the 30-day time-frame laid in the law to complete inquiries into corruption allegations as well as completing the investigations in 180 days.
