ICT sets Aug 21 to decide whether to charge 16
The International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Wednesday set August 21 to decide whether it will frame charges of crimes against humanity against 16 accused in the Ashulia killings case...
Bangladesh
Passengers suffer as rail line blocked at Ullapara for six hours
The students of Rabindra University Bangladesh on Wednesday blocked the Dhaka-Ishwardi rail line for around six hours demanding their permanent campus...
Loan defaulters not to be allowed in Feb polls, says Salehuddin
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Wednesday said that loan defaulters would not be allowed to take part in the national election expected to be held next February...
Bangladeshi beaten to death in India
A Bangladeshi was beaten to death and six were handed over to police by local people in India鈥檚 Meghalaya state over robbery suspicion, according to a BBC Bangla online report quoting Meghalaya state police...
Editors鈥� Council protests at 鈥榮weeping鈥� allegations against media
The Editors鈥� Council on Wednesday strongly protested at 鈥榰nwarranted鈥� and 鈥榮weeping鈥� allegations made against the media at a conference organised by Jatiya Jubashakti, the youth front of the National Citizen Party...
MPO teachers issue ultimatum for pay hike
Teachers of the colleges and secondary-level schools under the monthly pay order system on Wednesday gave the government ultimatum till September 13 to publish circular meeting their demands for pay hike and the introduction of a general transfer system for all teachers...
Bangladeshis along border under threat as Assam to give arms licence to indigenous people
The decision of the government of the Indian state of Assam to provide licences for firearms to its inhabitants and indigenous people living near the Bangladesh border has raised security concerns for the people living in the bordering area in Bangladesh, according to security experts...
2 university teachers receive death threats on social media
Independent University of Bangladesh associate professor Mohammad Sarwar Hossain and Manarat University lecturer Asif Mahtab Utsha allegedly received death threats in a post of a Facebook account named 鈥楢ntarctica Chowdhury鈥� on Tuesday.
Tk 87 lakh withdrawn from Sonali Bank in Magura without owner鈥檚 authorisation
A total of Tk 87 lakh was reportedly withdrawn without authorisation from a customer鈥檚 corporate account at Sonali Bank Ltd PLC鈥檚 Magura branch.
AL govt uses transnational repression: US
The United States Department of State has said that Bangladesh鈥檚 human rights situation stabilised despite some concerns after Professor Muhammad Yunus-led interim government had taken over following the ouster of the Sheikh Hasina-led regime on August 5, 2024 amid mass student protests...
Section 144 imposed in Jhalakati over counter programmes of BNP, Juba Dal
Local administration has imposed section 144 in Rajapur upazila headquarters and surrounding areas of Jhalakathi district as local units of Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Juba Dal called rally at the same time and venue.
India pushes 40 more people into Bangladesh
The Indian Border Security Force on Wednesday pushed 40 more people into Bangladesh through different border points in Panchagarh, Lalmonirhat and Thakurgaon districts...
Juba League activist hacked to death in Jashore
An activist of Juba League, the youth wing of the Awami League, was hacked to death near his home in Daulatdihi village under Kotwali police station in Jashore early Wednesday...
Bangladesh interim govt chief leaves Malaysia for home ending state visit
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus left Malaysia for home on Wednesday evening, wrapping up his three-day state visit to Malaysia.
Educationist Jatin Sarkar dies
Independence Award-winning writer and educationist Professor Jatin Sarkar died while undergoing treatment at Mymensingh Medical College on Wednesday...