July 3, 2018

Abrar Hussain: Rohingya refugees who fled Myanmar want justice and a safe return home, United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres said in a tweet after visiting Rohingya camps yesterday. The UN Secretary General, who reached Cox’s Bazar on a special flight of Biman Bangladesh at 8:45am Monday, also said he heard “unimaginable accounts of killing…

Sofian Khan: After his visit to the northern Rakhine state of Myanmar, the head of the International Committee of Red Cross, Peter Maurer, said that Myanmar is yet not ready yet for the repatriation of hundreds of thousands of Rohingyas who have fled a military crackdown. Before this, the country in its statement said that they…

Afrida Ahmed: The Supreme Court yesterday extended its previous order that stayed the bail granted by High Court to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in Comilla murder case, reports The Daily Star. However, the apex court asked the High Court to hear and get rid of the rule over the bail in four weeks. The case…

Abrar Hussain: Family members of one of the injured leaders of quota reform movement alleged that authorities of a hospital in Dhaka forcefully released yesterday. Nurul Haque Nur, a  joint convener of Bangladesh Sadharan Chhatra Odhikar Sangrakkhan Parishad, was injured along with several others in an attack allegedly by Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) members in…

Sofian Khan: At least 12 quota reform protesters were physically assaulted as attack on quota reformists allegedly by Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) members continued for the third consecutive day yesterday. Witnesses made claims that two leaders of Bangladesh Sadharan Chhatra Adhikar Sanrakshan Parishad were forcibly picked up by the BCL men, from the of Dhaka and…

Sayeed Muhammad: Veteran journalist, columnist and rhymester Niyamat Hossain has passed away owing to old-age complications. He was 77. The senior journalist, who was also an author and translator, breathed his last at his Paltan residence yesterday afternoon, reports UNB. Born on January 15, 1941 in 24 Pargana of India’s West Bengal, Niyamat started his professional…

Sabah Mannan: Exec-utive editor of The Daily Observer, Anis Ahmed passed away yesterday morning at the age of 64 in his Mohammadpur residence. Family sources confirmed that the former Chief of Correspondent and Dhaka Bureau Chief of Reuters breathed his last at about 8:30 am. He left behind his wife, daughter and a son, reports UNB….

 Sofian Khan: Protesters in Iran were exposed to gunfire as police opened fire with live ammunition and tear-gas canisters on Sunday as the movement turned violent. Police started responding in such a manner as about 500 young people gathered in the main square and outside a mosque in the southwestern city of Khorramshahr in a demonstration…

Serajul Islam Chowdhury, Professor Emeritus, Dhaka University : The demands of non-MPO listed teachers should at least be considered. If the quality of education is to be improved, the quality of life of teachers should also be as well. There is no alternative to increasing their salaries if we are to see an improved education system….