Sejuti Mourin: A Dhaka court yesterday directed authorities to highlight BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia being arrested in two more cases, as well as setting July 5 for the next hearing, reports Dhaka Tribune. One of these cases was filed over defamatory statements Khaleda allegedly made against freedom fighters, and the other one was filed against…
Sejuti Mourin: The Supreme Court yesterday fixed Monday (May 21) for passing order on two petitions challenging the Tk 1 crore compensation order to Rajib Hossain, the college student who lost his hand and died in a road crash. After hearing the petitions by BRTC and Sajan Paribahan, a four-member bench of the Appellate Division…
Raj Abrar: Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) announced yesterday that the parliament incurred Tk 125 crore in losses over working hours in the incumbent House. According to its announcement, the 18 sessions of 10th parliament counted a loss 152 hours and 17 min utes in total – an average of 30 minutes every working day, reports The…
Raj Abrar: The United States yesterday emphasized the importance of holding “free, fair and participatory election” in Bangladesh that “truly reflects the will of Bangladeshi people”. “Bangladesh and the US are indeed friends. This friendship is based on shared values and willing to talk to each other openly and honestly,” USAID Administrator Mark Green told a…
Abrar Hussain: Almost 60 babies a day are being born in the vast refugee camps in Bangladesh, sheltering hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims fleeing Myanmar, according to the UNICEF on Wednesday, reports the Daily Star.After a military crackdown in Mynamar, nearly 700,000 Rohingya fled to Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh in the past nine months. the…
Sofian Khan: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked the members of police to direct their works mainly focusing on the basic rights of the people.”You must give the highest importance to people’s fundamental rights, human rights and the rule of law during your duties,” she said. The PM came up with her regards while addressing the…
Raj Abrar: The Jatiya Sangsad budget session for 2018-19 Fiscal Year will commence on June 5, the last budget of the incumbent Awami League government. The parliament will go into session at 11:00 am on that day with Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury in chair. Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith is exprected place the budget proposal…
Sofian Khan: Quota reform demonstrators yesterday paraded against ruling party activists, demanding their activists’ security at the dormitories. Some thousand students marched from the central library of Dhaka University protesting Bangladesh Chhatra League’s (BCL) threats to two of their activists. According to them, two frontline leaders of Bangladesh Sadharan Chhatra Adhikar Sanrakshan Parishad Nurul Huq Nur…
Sayeed Muhammad: In a latest reaction, the US has expressed its disappointment over purported irregularities and intimidation in Khulna City Corporation polls held on Tuesday. It, however, congratulated all the parties for making the elections inclusive. US Ambassador in Dhaka Marcia Bernicat made the observation yesterday, but termed the election very encouraging that a wide range…