Hasina among 100 leading global thinkers
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has been named as one of the world’s 100 leading global thinkers by Foreign Policy, a Washington-based prestigious magazine of global politics, economics and ideas.
Municipal polls generate enthusiasm
Municipal polls, scheduled for December 30, has generated enthusiasm amongst voters as political parties have finalised their nominations of mayoral aspirants and the deadline for the submission of nominations for the candidates expires today.
18 YEARS OF CHT PEACE TREATY : Govt urged for full implementation
Different organisations on Wednesday urged the government to implement the Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord fully to uphold the rights of the ethnic people and the spirit of War of Independence.
Remittance inflow drops in five months
Remittance inflow decreased by 0.68 per cent in the first five months of the financial year 2015-16 compared with that in the same period of the FY15 which might put an adverse impact on the country’s socio-economic situation.
Keep girl’s marriage age strictly at 18
Samajik Protirodh Committee, a platform of 68 women human rights and development organisations on Wednesday demanded the marriage age for girls is kept at 18 and the child marriage restraint bill 2014 is changed in this regard.
Fakhrul released from jail on bail
Nearly one month into his arrest, Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was freed from jail on bail on Tuesday.
Pakistan can’t hide 1971 genocide: BNP
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Tuesday said that Pakistan in no way can hide the fact of ‘genocide’ and ‘atrocities’ staged by its army during the 1971 Liberation War of Bangladesh.
Pakistan’s unconditional apology demanded
Forum for Secular Bangladesh and Trial of War Criminals of 1971 on Tuesday demanded unconditional apology of Pakistan for hurting the sentiment of Bangladeshi people through its falsehood.
APPROVAL OF ENGINEERING ASSESSMENT REPORTS : RMG sector unhappy over buyer groups’ delay
The readymade garment factory owners are unhappy with the delay the two platforms of European Union and North American brands and retailers are making in approving detailed engineering assessment reports of the RMG factory buildings.
We should reply in a language Pakistan understands: Imam
Prime minister’s political adviser HT Imam described recent relations with Pakistan as ‘war-like situation’ and warned that Bangladesh should reply ‘in a language the Pakistan can understand.’ ‘Today we are facing a new crisis in a sense that Pakistan has now all of a sudden started… as if they see a war with us.
