Day: September 2, 2024

Staff Reporter : Shafiqur Rahman, the Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, has stated that simply changing the leadership of the Awami League will not be sufficient; there must also be a transformation in their ideology and behaviour. His remarks came during a conversation with journalists following a meeting with the families of those who were killed in the anti-discrimination student movement. The meeting, which included financial assistance to the families, took place at a park auditorium in Kumarkhali, Kushtia, on Sunday...

BSS : Flood situation in the country’s southeastern districts Cumilla, Noakhali and Lakshmipur is improving gradually while it has improved in the northeastern district Moulvibazar. Besides, the flood situation in Chattogram, Feni, Khagrachhari, Habiganj, Sylhet, Brahmanbaria and Cox’s Bazar districts remained normal today, said a press release issued by the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief this afternoon. The death toll from the devastating flood remained unchanged as no new casualty was reported in the last 24 hours, it said,...

Staff Reporter :The contractual appointment of Masud Bin Momen, who had been holding office as Foreign Secretary, has been canceled before completing his tenure this year. Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain confirmed it to the media on Sunday.The contractual appointment of Momen was set to be ended in December this year. He was given a plain farewell. Masud was appointed as the 26th Foreign Secretary in December 31, 2019. He was set to go for retirement on December 2022, but the...

Aljazeera : Three Israeli security personnel have been killed in a shooting at a checkpoint in Hebron, as Israel brought reinforcements in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin as part of its ongoing deadly raids. The shooting on Sunday took place as the Israeli army continued its deadly assault on Jenin for a fifth consecutive day killing at least 24 Palestinians. Israel has killed more than 500 people as it intensified operations in the West Bank since it launched...

Court Correspondent : The High Court Division of the Supreme Court yesterday summarily rejected a writ petition that sought its order to ban Awami League as a political party and cancel its registration for the indiscriminate killings of students and other people during the anti-government protests in July and early August. The High Court bench consisting of Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice Muhammad Mahbub Ul Islam passed the order after hearing on the petition. Arifur Rahman Murad Bhuiyan, Executive Director...

Court Correspondent : The High Court Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday directed the government to submit a report on expenditure of the state for all the benefits and properties enjoyed by the family members of the father of the nation, Sheikh Mujib. The government has to submit the report before the court in 30 days.The High Court also issued a rule asking the authorities concerned about the government why they should not be directed to recover the benefits...