GM Quader can’t perform duties as JaPa chairman: SC
Staff Reporter :The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that GM Quader could not perform responsibilities as the Chairman of the Jatiya...
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Impose sanctions: Rights experts decry advocacy of Jamaat’s British legal adviser
UNB :A number of Bangladesh’s leading rights activists decried the advocacy by British lawyer Toby Cadman – who was engaged by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami as its...
We uphold human rights in Bangladesh: PM
UNB :Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said that her Awami League party safeguards human rights instead of violating in Bangladesh.“Awami League doesn’t violate human...
Record high 533 journs jailed worldwide: RSF
News Desk :A record total of 533 journalists are currently detained worldwide, according to the annual round-up of violence and abuses against journalists published by...
Sale of saving certificates: Govt borrows to pay interest amid decline
News Desk :The government is borrowing from banks to pay the interest on the previously sold saving certificate amid a decline in sale of the...
‘Cos giving expired medical reports to expats for Malaysia must be held’
Staff Reporter :Minister for Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Imran Ahmad said that the government will take actions against those behind conducting medical...
Cement makers hit hard for additional duties
Al Amin :The entrepreneurs of the country’s cement industry are counting huge losses as the customs authority imposed 30 per cent additional duty on import...
50 killed as floods sweep DR Congo capital
Al Jazeera :At least 50 people have been killed in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, after heavy rains triggered floods and caused...
Jamaat chief put on 7-day remand
Court Correspondent :A Dhaka court yesterday placed Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Md. Shafiqur Rahman, on a seven-day remand in a case filed with Jatrabari Police Station...
CEC would be pleased if all political parties including BNP join polls
Staff Reporter :Urging BNP to participate in the election, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal has said Election Commission always wants all parties to...