Dhaka seeks int’l community’s support on Rohingya crisis
The government on Thursday requested the international communities for their constructive role in extending cooperation for sustainable solution to the Rohingya crisis by sending people of the community to Myanmar from Bangladesh.
Kenya attack: 21 confirmed dead in DusitD2 hotel siege
Kenyan security forces have killed all the Somali militants who stormed an upscale Nairobi hotel compound, taking at least 21 lives and forcing hundreds of people into terrifying escapes, the government said on Wednesday.
FM Momen to brief diplomats at Padma Thursday afternoon
Bangladesh foreign minister AK Abdul Momen will brief diplomats stationed in Dhaka at state guest house Padma at around 4:00pm on Thursday.
HC rejects writ petition challenging oath of new MPs
The High Court on Thursday rejected a writ petition that challenged the legality of administering oath of new lawmakers when the previous parliament still exist.
Nancy Pelosi just pulled a major power move on Donald Trump's State of the Union
Sometimes the best power moves in politics are conveyed in the most mundane language.
British PM May wins confidence vote
British prime minister Theresa May’s government won a confidence vote in parliament on Wednesday, clearing the way for her to attempt to forge a consensus among lawmakers on a Brexit divorce agreement.
CEC rejects TIB report on JS polls
Chief election commissioner KM Nurul Huda on Wednesday rejected a study conducted by Transparency International Bangladesh that found the 11th parliamentary elections to be partially participatory, non-competitive, questionable and faulty.
Govt for int’l engagement to contain polls criticism
The government would extensively engage with the international community in the next one month to contain criticisms on the December 30 general election marred by reported rigging and intimidation of voters and opposition candidates by the ruling Awami League.
Recommendations grossly ignored
National River Conservation Commission’s out of 300 recommendations eviction of the encroachments on rivers and controlling pollution only two were partially implemented by government agencies.
Journalist Amanullah Kabir passes away
Eminent journalist Amanullah Kabir passed away at a hospital in the city early Wednesday. He was 71.
