Rights activists reject NCC decision
Women rights activists and professionals have rejected the National Consensus Commission鈥檚 decision of not increasing the reserved seats for women in parliament from the current provision of 50...
Bangladesh
DMP requests all to avoid Shahbagh, adjacent areas
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police has requested people to avoid the Shahbagh, Central Shaheed Minar and Suhrawardy Udyan areas in the capital Dhaka today due to multiple political programmes scheduled for the day...
2 BCL activists arrested in Kaharole
Kaharole police on Saturday arrested two activists of banned Bangladesh Chhatra League at a village of Dabor union while they along with their supporters tried to bring out a procession.
Protests to continue till abolishing fascist structure: Droho Jatra
Participants, including academics, rights activists, cultural activists and labour leaders at a programme said that protests like Droho Jatra would continue until the abolition of the fascist structure of the state and oppression...
BGB seizes Indian goods
The Border Guard Bangladesh on Thursday seized Indian goods worth Tk 1.11 crore during a special anti-smuggling operation in Sylhet.
Two more suspects placed on remand
A Dhaka court on Saturday placed two more accused on a four-day remand in connection with the killing of Md Sohag, locally known as Lal Chand, near Sir Salimullah Medical College Mitford Hospital in the capital Dhaka...
Newsmen confined for 3 hours at Janakantha聽
Around 50 newsmen were confined for over three hours until 11:00pm on Saturday at the office of the daily Janakhanta in the capital as some employees, sacked earlier on the day, staged demonstration at its main gate.
Two new Covid cases reported in 24hrs
The Directorate General of Health Services on Saturday confirmed two new Covid cases in the country over a 24-hour period from 8:00am on Friday to 8:00am Saturday...
Southeast Bank chair Azim Uddin Ahmed dies
Former chairman of Southeast Bank PLC Azim Uddin Ahmed died on Friday...
Social media linked to rising depression: study
A recent study has found more than 57 per cent of young adults in Rajshahi city suffering from depression, with excessive social media use emerging as a major contributing factor...
2 BNP activists held for snatching rice meant for poor women
Two Bangladesh Nationalist Party activists were arrested on Saturday on charge of snatching three sacks of rice meant for poor women.
Case filed over attack on journalists at Muradnagar
A case has been filed with Muradnagar police station over the recent attack on journalists during a political clash at Muradnagar in Cumilla...
Testimony against Hasina鈥檚 crimes against humanity case begins today
The prosecution will deliver its opening statement and testimonies in the case against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and two others on charges of crimes against humanity committed during the July mass-uprising 2024 will begin tomorrow.
Govt defends prog as incentive for children from low-income families
The government primary scholarship examinations will work as a financial incentive for the children from low-income families for continuing their education, said the primary and mass education ministry in a statement on Saturday...
Interim govt introduces mob culture: JP leaders
Leaders of Jatiya Party on Saturday held a rally in Dhaka where they accused the interim government of introducing mob culture in the country instead of rule of law.