THE High Court verdict of September 2 that directed the government to establish a separate secretariat in the Supreme Court and to vest full disciplinary control over subordinate court judges in the apex court is a welcome development. The judgement came in response to a public interest litigation writ petition filed by a group of Supreme Court lawyers after the fall of...
The Election Commission on Wednesday said it sent a revised draft of聽 Representation of the People Order 1972 (RPO) to the government seeking to discourage use of artificial intelligence and social media for polls campaign which could violate electoral code of conduct.
The long-awaited election of the Cricketers鈥� Welfare Association of Bangladesh is set to be held at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Thursday.
England captain Harry Brook admitted 鈥榥obody wants to come and watch that鈥� after his side suffered a humiliating seven-wicket loss to South Africa in Leeds on Tuesday.
The Election Commission has started training activities for election related officials for 13th Bangladesh national elections as over 10 lakh presiding and polling officers will be imparted training.
Highlighting the importance of greater connectivity, chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday laid emphasis on working with the vision of building a blue economy, not just a deep sea port...
German midfielder Ilkay Gundogan on Tuesday signed for Galatasaray from Manchester City on a free transfer, both teams announced.
With the next World Cup kicking off in just over nine months, European champions Spain and some of the continent's other heavyweights finally begin their qualifying campaigns this week.
Charismatic veteran coach Marcelo Bielsa is on the brink of guiding a third team to World Cup qualification as Uruguay take on Peru on Thursday needing only a draw to secure their ticket to next year's North American extravaganza.
Two more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Wednesday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 127 this year...
Garment workers blocked the road at Kuril in the capital on Wednesday, demanding arrears and allowances...
The Bangladesh Army has detected a training camp operated by the armed group known as the Bom Party, which identifies itself as the Kuki National Army, in a remote area of Bandarban鈥檚 Ruma upazila...
The full bench of the Appellate Division on Wednesday cleared the way for the Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union elections, scheduled for September 9, by upholding its chamber judge鈥檚 earlier stay on a High Court order that had halted the polls...
At least 377 Bangladeshi nationals, among 770 undocumented migrants, were detained during a special operation by Malaysia鈥檚 Immigration Department in the Bukit Bintang area of Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday evening, reports Bernama, the Malaysian national news agency...
Ambassador Tareq Md Ariful Islam, who served as the permanent representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations Offices in Geneva, is going to be Bangladesh鈥檚 next ambassador to the United States...
Dhaka University authorities on Wednesday suspended sociology student Ali Husen for six months for issuing rape threat on social media to a female student contesting in the forthcoming students鈥� union elections, triggering widespread protests...
A dump truck driver and his assistant were killed when their vehicle was struck by a train at an unguarded railway crossing in Gazipur鈥檚 Sadar Thana area on early Wednesday...
At least 502 people were killed and 1,232 others were injured in 497 road crashes across Bangladesh in August, according to a report published by the Passenger Welfare Association of Bangladesh issued on Wednesday...
The Trump administration has finally named its nominee for US ambassador to Bangladesh, choosing a seasoned career diplomat to fill the top post at its Dhaka mission.
The students of Bangladesh Agricultural University continued their protests for the fourth day running on Wednesday by blocking some administrative offices of the university, following an alleged attack on them on August 31...
The Border Security Force of India pushed 18 more people, including 17 Rohingyas, into Bangladesh through a border point under Baralekha upazila in Moulvibazar Tuesday morning.
Russian president Vladimir Putin told his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Tuesday that their countries鈥� ties were at an 鈥榰nprecedented level鈥�, during talks in Beijing ahead of a massive military parade.
Six more prosecution witnesses on Tuesday testified in the Dhaka Special Judge Court-5 in three corruption cases against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, her daughter Saima Wazed Putul and several other government officials...
Universal College Bangladesh concluded the orientation programme for the year鈥檚 third batch of students joining the Monash University Foundation Year on Tuesday.
The government has issued a gazette on the amended ordinance that forms two divisions 鈥� the Revenue Policy Division and the Revenue Management Division 鈥� in place of the National Board of Revenue...
The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Tuesday ordered the authorities concerned to seize the income tax records of Bushra Siddique, daughter of Tarique Ahmed Siddique who was security adviser to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina...
At least 102 people were detained on Tuesday in connection with the incident of hacking a police officer in the Sunibir Housing area of Adabar in the capital on Monday night...
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday congratulated Architect Marina Tabassum on winning the Aga Khan Award for Architecture for the second time.
The interim government on Tuesday backtracked on the direct purchase method to transform the Ganabhaban into a July uprising memorial museum...
