BNP joins writ petition challenging 15th amendment
Staff Reporter : After reviewing of 13th amendment to the constitution, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday included as a party to...
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‘UN Human Rights Council office to be established in Dhaka’
NN Online: Social Welfare Adviser Sharmeen S Murshid said an office of the United Nations Human Rights Council will be established in Dhaka soon. The...
BNP joins writ petition against 15th amendment
NN Online: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was included on Tuesday as a party in the writ petition filed challenging the legality of...
ACC chairman, 2 commissioners resign
NN Online: Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Moinuddin Abdullah has resigned alongside two ACC commissioners — Asia Khatoon and Md Jahurul Haque. Confirmed by...
Petitions challenging AL’s activities withdrawn
NN Online: The petitioners, who filed two writ petitions, pleading for the High Court order to bar the political activities of a total of 11...
UN Human Rights Chief Volker Turk arrives in Dhaka
NN Online: United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk arrived in Dhaka early on Tuesday morning on a two-day official visit. Foreign...
UAE envoy meets CA
NN Online: Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Bangladesh Abdulla Ali Abdulla Khaseif AlHmoudi called on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the...
GDP growth drops from 6.88pc to 3.91pc YoY
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth decelerated to 3.91 per cent year-on-year in the fourth quarter (April-June) of the fiscal year 2023-24,...
Commission to consult on SC judge appointments
Staff Reporter : The Judiciary Reforms Commission will consult additional stakeholders prior to formulating policies concerning the appointment of judges to the Supreme Court. “We...
‘Prevent nomination trade ahead of polls’
Staff Reporter : Former Chief Election Commissioner Justice Mohammad Abdur Rouf said that it is very difficult to make elections fair, if nomination trade –...
Adviser unhappy with land acquisition
Staff Reporter : Land adviser A. F. Hassan Ariff has raised concerns over frequent reports of irregularities in the land acquisition process, noting that landowners...
Sweden, UN women to boost gender equality in BD
Staff Reporter : In a bid to reduce gender discrimination and advance gender equality in Bangladesh, Sweden and UN Women have signed a partnership agreement...