Abrar Hussain of DOT Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina will begin her election campaign from Gopalganj today, staring by paying homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at his mausoleum at Tungipara in Gopalganj. The information was revealed yesterday by AL Joint General Secretary Advocate Jahangir Kabir Nanak at…
AFP Their governments might not be ready for talks, but that did not stop Pakistan’s Mohammad Basheer opening his heart, and his wallet, to ensure India’s most recognised cricket fan Sudhir Kumar could be at the Asia Cup. The 37-year-old Kumar, from Muzaffarpur, Bihar, has travelled all over the world supporting India but was resigned…
Syed Badrul Ahsan: There are certain truths we do not tamper with when it comes to dealing with history. Unlike men like David Irving, we have no reason to question the Holocaust and the reality of six million Jews perishing at the hands of the Nazis. Like so many men and women around the world,…
Afrida Ahmed On Thursday, the leaders of labour organisations asked for an increase on the basic salary of the garments workers so that they can lead a proper life and also save money for their future, reports UNB. This demand came up at a discussion which was organised by IndustriALL Bangladesh Council (IBC) at city’s…
UNB A septuagenarian man was killed in an attack allegedly by a young man over a trifling matter at Baruikhali village in Morelganj upazila on Friday night. Tarek Biswas, officer-in-charge of Morelganj Police Station, said Jabed Ali Mallik, 70, of the village, had an altercation with Razib Khalifa, 18, brother-in-law of Jabed’s son over a…
Desk report: She said she wants to lead a normal life like other peopleBorn and raised in Rajbari, Tanisha Yeasmin Chaity has become the first transgender official in Bangladesh’s state-run human rights watchdog – the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), reports The Dhaka Tribune. Chaity’s journey was not smooth by any means, including her arrival…
DOT Desk: Bangladesh will seek Australian cooperation in exploring natural gas, coal and other sectors during a trade conference in Sydney in April, officials said, reports The Financial Express. The Bangladesh embassy in Canberra has informed commerce ministry of an ‘Australia-Bangladesh Trade Conference 2019’ from April 16 to 18 in the Australian financial capital of…
Abrar Hussain of DOT Minorities Rights Forum Bangladesh (MRFB) urged the government yesterday to ensure standard living, rights and safety for the minorities of the country as well as equal rights in social, economic and political sectors. Leaders and members of MRFB along with representatives of different indigenous rights groups participated at a round-table conference…
(AP/UNB), Benghazi The United Nations mission in Libya says it documented 28 civilian deaths, including five children, in violence in the past two months, in addition to dozens of deaths among militiamen and security guards. The United Nations Support Mission in Libya says in its Wednesday report that most of the deaths among civilians were…
Reuters: The Kremlin said on Friday it would review any British request to interview the two men London suspects of trying to murder a former spy in strict accordance with Russian law, but said it had not received any such request. Britain has charged the two men, who appeared on Russian TV on Thursday, with…