Akheri Munajat marks conclusion of 58th Bishwa Ijtema
NN Online: The 58th Bishwa Ijtema’s second segment wrapped up with the Akheri Munajat, taking place on the banks of the Turag River in Tongi, Gazipur. Maulana Yusuf bin Saad, the eldest son of...
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BD to push India on Hasina’s extradition
Staff Reporter : The Foreign Ministry said that the extradition of the ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is a political decision and diplomatic process and the interim government would continue to urge the India...
Gazette renames 13 univs, removes Sheikh family honorifics
NN Online: The Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs on Wednesday issued a gazette notification announcing the renaming of 13 universities named after Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his family members. According to...
July Uprising: UN exposes systematic human rights abuses
Diplomatic Correspondent : The United Nations (UN) report on Bangladesh’s July uprising has revealed that over 1,400 individuals were killed, with thousands more injured, many as a result of gunfire from security forces between...
Anti-Discrimination Student Movement calls for justice, ban on AL
NN Online: The Anti-Discrimination Student Movement has announced a programme demanding justice and a ban on the Awami League (AL). On Wednesday, the anti-discrimination student movement announced this programme through a post on its...
Hasina played direct role in human rights violations: UN rights chief
NN Online: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has said the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission has uncovered evidence linking former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to multiple human rights violations, according to a...
UN report finds grave human rights violations by Hasina regime
NN Online: The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has revealed alarming evidence of widespread and severe human rights abuses occurring under the leadership of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, including extrajudicial...
‘Govt to dismiss over 16,000 ghost cases filed during AL tenure’
NN Online: Law Adviser Asif Nazrul announced that the government has decided to withdraw more than 16,000 ghost cases filed during the Awami League (AL) tenure. “Some 16,429 ghost cases filed during the tenure...
End retaliation, uphold peace: CA
NN Online: Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has emphasised the need for national unity, saying that revenge should have no place in society and urging an end to the cycle of retaliation for creating...
Bangladesh slips 2 ranks in Global Corruption Index
Staff Reporter: Bangladesh has slipped two notches in Transparency International’s (TI) Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2024, to 151 out of 180 countries, jointly with Congo and Iran. Executive Director of Transparency International Bangladesh...
New Monetary Policy For H2'FY25: BB keeps policy rate unchanged at 10pc
Muhid Hasan : Bangladesh Bank (BB) on Monday unveiled its Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) for the January-July period (H2) of the 2024-25 financial year, announcing that the policy rate (repo rate) will remain at...
Chief adviser assures polls by December: Fakhrul
NN Online: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said the interim government is working to hold the next national election by December. He made this disclosure while talking to reporters after a...