Citizens Bank gifts wheelchairs to Biman for Hajj pilgrims
Citizens Bank has handed over wheelchairs for Hajj pilgrims and other passengers of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, said a press release...
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Two Indian nationals arrested in Chuadanga
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh, in a drive, arrested two Indian citizens from Chuadanga鈥檚 Jibannagar border area...
NCP sees army interference in politics
The National Citizens鈥� Party on Friday alleged that the army was intervening in politics when it referred to a recent meeting held between the party and high ranking army officials to discuss some political issues.
Extortion using name of 鈥楴ational Citizens鈥� Committee鈥�
Hawkers and local traders in the Chattogram鈥檚 EPZ area apprehended two youths as they were trying to extort money identifying themselves as 鈥榗oordinators鈥� of the National Citizens鈥� Committee鈥� on Tuesday night...
Trump takes US birthright citizenship to Supreme Court
President Donald Trump took his contentious bid to end birthright citizenship in the United States to the Supreme Court on Thursday.
BNP鈥檚 dismissive rhetoric contrary to pluralist democracy
THE remark of an influential standing committee member of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Salahuddin Ahmed, about the newly launched National Citizens鈥� Party鈥檚 pronounced objective of establishing a 鈥榮econd republic鈥� in Bangladesh was 鈥榗onspiratorial鈥� and was aimed at prolonging 鈥榰ndemocratic governance鈥� is misleading. Nahid Islam, the convener of the new party...
BNP sees conspiracy in NCP push for second republic
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Saturday raised questions over the demand for a second republic and constituent assembly elections by the National Citizens Party, a new political party formed by the leaders of the...
Govt requisition of buses for NCP launch criticised
The government鈥檚 requisition of buses for people to attend the launch of the National Citizens Party in Dhaka on Friday has sparked criticism...
Inclusive politics is not about making rhetorical claims
JULY uprising student leaders on February 28 launched a political party, the National Citizen Party, with the aspirations of establishing a second republic. Coordinators of the Students Against Discrimination platform, formed seeking reforms in public service job reservations, and members of the National Citizens鈥� Committee, another platform formed after the fall of the...
2,50,000 sign petition to strip Musk of Canadian citizenship
The number of people who have signed a petition calling for Elon Musk to lose his Canadian citizenship over his alleged efforts to 鈥榚rase鈥� the nation鈥檚 sovereignty hit 2,50,000 on Tuesday...
Latif appointed as Citizens Bank DMD
Md Abdul Latif has been appointed as deputy managing director of Citizens Bank PLC, said a press release...
Mostafizur appointed as DMD of Citizens Bank
Md Mostafizur Rahman has been appointed as deputy managing director of Citizens Bank PLC, said a press release...
UK to refuse citizenship to undocumented migrants
The British government on Wednesday said it was toughening immigration rules to make it almost impossible for undocumented migrants who arrive on small boats to later receive citizenship...
Govt not aware of Saima鈥檚 Canadian citizenship: spokesperson
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday said that it did not have any information about Canadian citizenship of Saima Wazed Putul, daughter of the ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who was appointed as regional director for South-East Asia at the World Health Organisation in the past year...
States sue over Trump bid to end birthright citizenship
A coalition of Democratic-leaning states launched legal actions Tuesday seeking to block Donald Trump鈥檚 plan to end birthright citizenship in the United States...
Public servants in Bangladesh under ACC scanner for dual citizenship
The Anti-Corruption Commission has found that a section of public servants have secretly acquired dual citizenship and foreign passports to conceal their illegal wealth and launder money abroad.聽
Bringing information commission back to life demanded
Tathya Adhikar Forum, a platform for accessing information as citizens鈥� right, demanded that the Bangladesh Information Commission should be brought back to life since its activities remained suspended after the resignation of its three high officials in September following the overthrow of Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 government...
Bangladesh citizens lack confidence in present poll system
Citizens responding to the electoral reform commission鈥檚 open-ended survey have shown distrust of the existing election system.
Myanmar rebel group says hands over 760 scam suspects to China
A Myanmar ethnic armed group has arrested more than 760 Chinese citizens suspected of being involved in online scams and handed them over to China, its spokesperson said on Wednesday...
Coffin march held at DU demanding ban on AL
鈥楢nti-Fascist Students and Citizens鈥� on Wednesday organised a symbolic 鈥楥offin March of Fascism鈥� at Dhaka University, demanding a ban on the fascist forces, including the Awami League and Jatiya Party...
Citizens鈥� Committee to float party
The National Citizens鈥� Committee, a recently launched platform of citizens who were directly involved in the July student-people movement that ensured the fall of the Sheikh Hasina regime on...
India opens barrage on Teesta without prior notice: rally
Member secretary of the National Citizens鈥� Committee and former social welfare secretary of Dhaka University Central Student Union, Akhter Hossen, at a rally on Sunday said that India used to open barrage on Teesta without prior notice...
Hanif elected Citizens Bank chairman
Chowdhury Mohammed Hanif Shoeb has been elected chairman of board of directors of Citizens Bank PLC during the bank鈥檚 3rd annual general meeting held on Saturday, said a press release...
Citizens鈥� Committee not satisfied
The National Citizens鈥� Committee, a recently launched platform of citizens who were directly involved in the July student-people movement that ensured Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 fall, on Saturday said that they were not satisfied with the one-month performance of Professor Muhammad Yunus-led interim government...
Touhid avoids president鈥檚 citizenship issue, terming 鈥榮ensitive鈥�
Amid ongoing speculation about president Mohammed Shahabuddin鈥檚 possible dual citizenship, which would render his presidency illegal, foreign affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Monday said that the issue was a very 鈥榮ensitive issue鈥� and he has nothing to say on such a speculation...
No NRC application, no Aadhaar: Assam CM
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday announced the government鈥檚 decision to not issue Aadhaar cards to people who had not applied to be a part of the National Register of Citizens in 2014, reports The Indian Express...
Students unveil National Citizens Committee
The National Citizens Committee made its debut at Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka on Sunday as a platform to nurture the hopes and aspirations of the sections of society that participated in Students Movement Against Discrimination to topple the previous Awami League-led government on August 5.
Russia bans 92 US citizens from entry
Russia said on Wednesday it had banned another 92 US citizens from entering its territory, listing officials and journalists from the Wall Street Journal, New York Times and Washington Post...
Young leaders form citizen body to uphold spirits of mass uprising
The young professionals who acted behind the recent student-led mass uprising have resolved to form a Citizens Committee with a view to upholding the democratic spirit of the uprising in running the affairs of the...
Russia sends 10,000 naturalised citizens to fight in Ukraine
Russia has sent around 10,000 naturalised citizens to fight in Ukraine, a top official said on Thursday, adding that some had chosen to leave the country rather than face being enlisted...