Govt, int’l community urged to put pressure on Mynamar
Academics and lawyers at a symposium in Dhaka on Saturday called on the international community to focus on the need for the compensation for state-sponsored violence forcing Rohingyas to flee their home in Rakhine in Myanmar to Bangladesh.
UNSG finds Bangladesh polls ‘not perfect’
The United Nations secretary general, Antonio Guterres, on Friday said the 11th parliamentary election in Bangladesh was ‘not perfect’ and called for meaningful dialogue among the political parties in Bangladesh.
May refuses to rule out ‘no-deal’ Brexit
British prime minister Theresa May scrambled to put together a new Brexit strategy after MPs rejected her EU divorce deal, and insisted she could not rule out a potentially damaging ‘no-deal’ split.
1,433 seek AL nomination for 43 reserved JS seats for women
Ruling Awami League on Friday concluded the four-day sale of nomination forms for election to the reserved seats for women in the 11th parliament.
Fast track projects on slow lane
The implementation rates of most of the 10 fast track projects are poor despite special focus and monitoring by a special committee of the Prime Minister’s Office while economists think that delayed implementations cause cost overruns and lower expected benefits from them.
Internet shutdowns aren't just Africa's problem. They're happening worldwide
When Hong Kong police fired tear gas at peaceful pro-democracy protesters in 2014, the news moved swiftly through social media. Photos and videos of mostly student demonstrators being gassed helped fuel the outrage that ultimately drove hundreds of thousands of people into the streets.
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.
