UN scales back global aid plan due to 鈥榙eepest funding cuts ever鈥�
The United Nations on Monday said it was drastically scaling back its global humanitarian aid plans due to the 鈥榙eepest funding cuts ever鈥�.
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1,48,227 cases disposed of through ADR
Through the alternative dispute resolutions under the National Legal Aid Services Organisation, a total of 1,48,227 cases have been disposed of across the country.
Govt to change legal aid law to appoint special mediator
The interim government is set to amend the Legal Aid Services Act 2000 this month to create the post of special mediator, to be filled by retired district judges or specially trained lawyers...
Israel fire near aid centre in Gaza kills 31
The Gaza civil defence agency said Israeli forces opened fire on people waiting to enter a US-backed food distribution centre on Wednesday, killing 31 and wounding 鈥榓bout 200鈥�...
Israel 鈥榢idnapped鈥� us on Gaza aid boat: Thunberg
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg on Tuesday accused Israel of 鈥榢idnapping us in international waters and taking us against our will to Israel鈥� after security forces intercepted a boat carrying humanitarian aid bound for Gaza...
Tarique Rahman receives wife Zubaida Rahman at London airport
Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman received his wife Zubaida Rahman upon her arrival at London airport.
Thousands in Bangladesh celebrate Eid-ul-Azha in line with Saudi Arabia
Although Eid-ul-Azha, one of the biggest religious festivals of Muslims, will be celebrated in the country on June 7, thousands in Barishal, Sherpur, Jhenaidah and Kurigram districts are celebrating Eid in alignment with Saudi Arabia on Friday.
Zubaida Rahman leaves Dhaka for London
Zubaida Rahman, wife of Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman, left Dhaka for London on Thursday after spending a month in Bangladesh.
One killed, five injured as BNP factions clash
A man was killed and five others were injured two factions of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party clashed over establishing supremacy in Nakobaria village of Kaliganj upazila in Jhenaidah on Sunday...
Man beaten to death over land dispute in Jhenaidah
An elderly man was beaten to death allegedly by his rivals in village Maliat under Kaliganj upazila in Jhenaidah on Wednesday.
Tarique, Zubaida now cleared of all cases
The High Court on Wednesday acquitted Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman and his wife Zubaida Rahman in a corruption case, overturning a lower court verdict that had jailed the BNP leader for six years and his wife for three years in absentia during the ousted Awami League regime...
HC to deliver verdict in Zubaida Rahman鈥檚 appeal on May 28
The High Court on Monday set May 28 for delivering its verdict in the appeal filed by BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman鈥檚 wife Zubaida Rahman challenging a lower court decision that had sentenced her to three years in prison in absentia allegedly for abetting her husband in amassing illegal wealth...
Murder case filed against Obaidul Quader, Shamim Osman
A case was filed on Thursday against former road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader and former Narayanganj-4 lawmaker AKM Shamim Osman over the killing of a youth during protests by Students Against Discrimination in Narayanganj鈥檚 Siddhirganj.
Workers stage protest inside factory over unpaid wages
Workers of MK Footwear Limited staged a protest inside the factory at Sripur in Gazipur on Saturday, demanding their wages for the month of April...
HC to hear Zubaida鈥檚 petition challenging jail term in graft case tomorrow
The High Court on Wednesday scheduled a hearing for Thursday, May 22, on a petition filed by Zubaida Rahman, wife of Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman, challenging her three-year jail sentence in a graft case...
4-tier security to be implemented in Sholakia for Eid congregation
A four-tier security blanket has been designed to ensure the safety of the Muslim devotees, as the authorities prepare to host the 198th Eid-ul-Azha congregation in the historic Sholakia Eidgah Maidan in Kishoreganj.
Legal aid must be treated as lifeline of justice: Chief Justice
Chief justice Syed Refaat Ahmed on Wednesday called upon all stakeholders to renew their commitment to ensuring people-centric justice, marking the observance of National Legal Aid Day...
HC allows Zubaida to appeal against jail sentence
The High Court on Tuesday granted permission to acting Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairman Tarique Rahman鈥檚 wife Zubaida Rahman to appeal against her Tree-year jail sentence handed to her in her absence on charge of...
Haider Akbar Rano remembered
Left politician and author Haider Akbar Khan Rano worked for social changes, an educationist and political leaders said at a commemoration meeting on the first anniversary of his death on Sunday...
First death anniv of Rano today
Today is the first anniversary of the death of left politician and author Haider Akbar Khan Rano.
BGB arrests Indian human trafficker in Jhenaidah
The Border Guard Bangladesh on Thursday arrested an Indian national while trafficking two Bangladeshi women and a child to India through Maheshpur border in Jhenaidah district, said a BGB press release in Dhaka on Friday.
Law adviser opens national legal aid fair
Law, justice and parliamentary affairs adviser Asif Nazrul on Monday inaugurated the National Legal Aid Fair and road show.
Exiled poet Daud Haider dies in Berlin
Poet Daud Haider passed away in Germany鈥檚 Berlin on Saturday night.
Palak sued in Natore over licensed firearms
A case has been filed against former state minister for information and communication technology, Zunaid Ahmed Palak, under the Arms Act for failing to surrender his licensed firearms within the government-mandated deadline...
Palak, 11 others hid in Parliament on Aug 5
Former state minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak on Wednesday said he had no involvement in the killings on August 5 in the past year as he hid inside the Parliament complex throughout the day.
Army to extend hand in anti-mosquito campaign of DNCC
Bangladesh army is set to extend its hands to Dhaka North City Corporation鈥檚 anti-mosquito campaign agreeing to oversee the use of insecticide to control the vermin to prevent outbreak of dengue during the rainy season, municipal officials said on Sunday.
US aid cuts a death sentence for millions: UN
The United States has ended emergency food aid for 14 countries, endangering the lives of millions of hungry or starving people, a United Nations agency said on Monday...
Transforming aid through local leadership
IN AN era of unprecedented global challenges 鈥� from climate change and pandemics to conflict and displacement 鈥� the need for effective and sustainable development and humanitarian aid has never been greater. Yet, traditional approaches to aid delivery, often dominated by international actors, have frequently fallen short of addressing the root causes of...
Aid cuts threaten battle against maternal mortality: UN
Maternal mortality rates have dropped dramatically in the past quarter of a century, but the UN on Monday warned that progress had stalled, risking major backsliding amid unprecedented global aid cuts...
Video shows last minutes before Gaza aid workers鈥� deaths: Red Crescent
A video recovered from the cellphone of an aid worker killed in Gaza alongside other rescuers shows their final moments, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent, with clearly marked ambulances and emergency lights flashing as heavy gunfire erupts...