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Newly appointed CEC, commissioners take oath

The newly appointed chief election commissioner and four commissioners took oath on Sunday...

Newly appointed CEC, commissioners likely to take oath Sunday

The newly appointed chief election commissioner AMM Md Nasir Uddin and four other commissioners are likely to take oaths on Sunday.

Home adviser labels most post-uprising cases as fake

Home affairs adviser retired Lieutenant General Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Tuesday described the majority of the cases filed against different individuals following the recent mass uprising as ‘fake’...

Hope for Rohingya rights and dignity

THE persecution of the Rohingyas in Myanmar, especially in Rakhine State, has caused multiple rounds of forced migration into Bangladesh. This trend is rooted in long-standing exclusionary policies and military actions targeting the Rohingyas because of their ethnicity and religious differences, depriving and expelling them of their homeland...

Ex-EC SM Zakaria dies

Former election commissioner SM Zakaria died early Tuesday while he was undergoing treatment at a city hospital. He was 77.

Afroza new DC of Jaipurhat

Planning Division’s deputy chief Afroza Akhtar Chowdhury has been appointed deputy commissioner of Jaipurhat district.

8 districts get new DCs

The interim government has appointed new deputy commissioners in Joypurhat, Rajshahi, Rajbari, Sirajganj, Kushtia, Dinajpur, Shariatpur, and Natore districts...

‘Any killing needs to be investigated’: Volker Turk

UN Human Rights High Commissioner Volker Turk on Wednesday laid emphasis on investigating all killings and freedom of assembly and expression.

Human rights condition in Bangladesh better than many countries: adviser

Bangladesh’s interim government home adviser Lt Gen, retd, Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Tuesday said the human rights condition in Bangladesh was much better in comparison with many countries.

India seeks stable relationship with Bangladesh: high commissioner

The Indian high commissioner to Bangladesh, Pranay Verma, said India would continue to seek a ‘stable, positive and constructive’ relationship with Bangladesh built upon their interdependencies, in which people of both countries remain the main stakeholders.

Students demand removal of Feni DC for her role during movement

Students on Sunday demanded the removal of Feni deputy commissioner Musammat Shahina Akter, accusing her of being an ‘accomplice’ in killings during the...

Ghana envoy pays farewell call on president

The non-resident high commissioner of Ghana to Bangladesh Kwaku Asomah Cheremeh paid a farewell call on president Mohammed Shahabuddin at Bangabhaban in...

Suspended assistant commissioner Urmi declared unwanted on SUST campus

Case filed against suspended Lalmonirhat AC

A case was filed on Tuesday against the suspended assistant commissioner of Lalmonirhat Taposhee Tabassum Urmi for making derogatory remarks about Abu Sayed, who was killed in police firing during the quota reform movement on July 16.

DMP commissioner seeks public help to locate officers who went into hiding

Dhaka Metropolitan police commissioner Mainul Hasan has urged mass people to assist in locating police officers who went into hiding after being involved in the suppression of protests during the student-led mass uprising in July and August.

Lalmonirhat AC Taposhee suspended after Facebook post

The government on Monday suspended Lalmonirhat deputy commissioner office’s assistant commissioner Taposhee Tabassum Urmi following her controversial remark against the...

Govt to form body on alleged DC appointment scam

The interim government will form a high-power committee to investigate the allegation of bribery against the senior secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration in the appointment of...

Dhaka should take up Mynamar issues with world forum

THE firing of gunshots from inside Myanmar into Bangladesh at Teknaf is worrying. Officials say that three bullets fired from Myanmar hit a window glass of the land port office, a truck and a tree about 1:30pm on September 18 forced a suspension of activities at the Teknaf land port about half an hour after as people, who became panicked at the happening...

Sedition case filed against Hasina, 3 ex-CECs

A sedition case has been filed against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and three former chief election commissioners in Chattogram for conducting illegal and fraudulent elections during the Awami League government’s tenure...

Malaysian envoy for broadening ties with Bangladesh

Malaysian high commissioner to Bangladesh Haznah Md Hashim on Sunday laid emphasis on strengthening relations between Bangladesh and Malaysia, exploring potential areas for mutual benefits...

Shafi appointed as new high commissioner to S Africa

The government has appointed Shah Ahmed Shafi as the new Bangladesh high commissioner to South Africa...

35 dists get new DCs 

Bangladesh government has appointed new deputy commissioners to 35 districts....

Abu Sufiyan joins RMP as commissioner

Muhammad Abu Sufiyan joined Rajshahi Metropolitan Police as its 32nd Commissioner on Saturday.

British envoy Sarah Cooke meets Khaleda

British high commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke met BNP chairperson Begum khaleda Zia and enquired of her health conditions on Wednesday night...

Ali Akbar appointed BSEC commissioner

Former senior district and sessions judge Md Ali Akbar on Wednesday was appointed as commissioner of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission for a four-year term...

HC questions indemnity of search committee, appointment of election commissioners

The High Court on Tuesday issued a ruling asking the government to explain in four weeks the constitutionality of a provision in the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act 2022...

UNHCR welcomes govt commitment to support Rohingyas

On the seventh anniversary of the Rohingya influx into Bangladesh, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on Sunday welcomed Bangladesh’s renewed commitment to supporting the forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals as outlined by chief advisor to thr interim government professor Muhammad Yunus...

UN human rights team arrives in Dhaka

A team of the United Nations on Thursday arrived in Dhaka on an eight-day visit to discuss the process for investigating human rights violations in light of the...

25 deputy commissioners across Bangladesh removed

Amid the major reshuffle in the administration, the government has now removed 25 deputy commissioners of districts across Bangladesh on Tuesday, said authorities....

Around 650 killed from July 16 to Aug 11 in Bangladesh, UN says

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, in a preliminary report released on Friday, said that about 650 people were killed during...