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...
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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...
Indians take away $50m
Indian citizens living in Bangladesh remitted $ 50.60 million to their country in the first ten months of the 2023-24 financial year, finance minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali told the Jatiya Sangsad on Monday...
14 given citizenship certificates in India for first time under CAA
The first set of citizenship certificates to 14 people was issued under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA on Thursday, nearly two months after the Centre notified it, initiating the process of granting Indian nationality to persecuted non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh....