UNB, Dhaka The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has cleared the personal secretary of Railways Minister Mazibul Hoque of a graft charge. The Commission gave the clean chit to Minister’s PS AKMG Kibria Mazumdar through an official notification issued by ACC secretary Abu M Mustafa Kamal recently. The ACC had received a graft allegation in…
UNB, Rangamati A court here has transferred the anti-terrorism case against leader of Myanmar’s insurgent group Arakan Army, Dr. Renin Suye, and three of his accomplices to an anti-terrorism tribunal on Wednesday. The court has also ordered that they be sent to jail under the Money Laundering Act till having to appear before…
SM Nur Mohammad A writ has been filed with the High Court to challenge the order that requires political parties to have 33% women participants in committees of all levels. Section – (RPO) 90 (Kha). (1)(Kha)(A) of the Representation of the People Order, requires all new political parties to fulfil this condition and all existing…
Riku Amir The rate of breast feeding babies between the ages of 0 to 6 months has lessened by 9% in the last 4 years in Bangladesh. The rate was 64% in 2011, when a research was last conducted on this subject. The rate of feeding powder milk to these babies is increasing dangerously. These…
Riku Amir Dhaka Metropolitan Police had recently launched a campaign to collect the personal information of Dhaka city dwellers to create a citizen database. As a part of that campaign, Banani Police Station has taken an initiative to collect the information of slum-dwellers. Besides taking their personal information, the officers have taken this chance to…
Md. Taqi Yasir Bangladesh has experienced a massive cyber crime threat by the unknown hackers few days back. The crime was carried out by the Malware installed in the computers of the bank. The hackers obtained identification needed for payment relocation from Federal Reserve Bank of New York and then moved massive sums to sham…
Marilyn Thipthorpe Women’s Day is over and done with; the ones who celebrated go home to yet another chore, forgetting pledges and songs. Is women’s day truly rooted to one occasion or is it an ongoing fight? It certainly is for the women of Perna. The Indian subcontinent has a long history of domination over…
Marilyn Thipthorpe Gender identity plays a big role in who we are as a person- What happens if you wake up one morning and realize you’re not what you thought yourself to be? I’m talking in riddles here; the point I’m getting to, is: What is a sex development disorder and how is it possible…
Dishika Tasnim On the day, the sky of Dhaka burst into tears for the first time in this year, I was experiencing it from the premises of my institution, the University of Dhaka. What I saw were the cheering students who were enjoying the beauty, the street children having their shower in the first rain…
Tarannum S. One of Celeine Dion’s residency concert at Colosseum at Ceaser’s Palace in Las Vegas where Selena Gomez went to visit with her gal pals. After the concert, it was obvious that she became the ultimate fan of Celeine Dion. After the pop princess met the queen, she uploaded pictures from the party in…