Backlash grows over India’s contentious Assam citizenship list
AFP :A controversial citizenship list in northeast India that has left almost two million people facing statelessness has been slammed by its political backers as...
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Take to streets with sacrificing mentality
Staff Reporter :Accusing the government of working against people, BNP on Monday called upon its leaders and activists to be active on the streets with...
One held for raping physically challenged girl in Gaibandha
UNB, Gaibandha :Police on Monday arrested a man for allegedly violating a physically challenged girl at Konapara village in Sadullapur upazila here on Friday.The arrestee...
FMs of Australia, Iran, Lanka to join
bdnews24.com :Bangladesh is set to host the third IORA Blue Economy Ministerial Conference on Sep 5 in Dhaka.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the conference....
India defends citizenship register after UN criticism
AFP, Guwahati :India’s foreign ministry has again defended a controversial citizenship register in Assam state after criticism from the United Nations, saying the almost two...
Hearing in 11 cases against Khaleda deferred
Court Correspondent :The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Monday deferred the hearing of 11 cases filed against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia on...
Man held while trying to enter Parliament with knife
PTI, New Delhi :A 26-year-old man was detained while he was allegedly trying to enter the Parliament House with a knife on Monday, police said.Sagar,...
Don’t fall into election ‘elephant trap’
Reuters, London :British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is laying an election “elephant trap” for the opposition Labour Party that it should avoid, former Labour Prime...
JU students, teachers demand judicial probe into graft allegations
UNB, Savar :Jahangirnagar Against Corruption, a joint platform of students and teachers of Jahangirnagar University, on Sunday declared a siege program on the campus from...
ICC Women’s T20 BD beat PNG
Sports Reporter :Bangladesh Women’s Cricket team beat Papua New Guinea (PNG) Women’s Cricket team by six runs (according to D/L Method) in a rain-interrupted match...
Fakhrul among 8 granted bail in arson case
Court Correspondent :The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court of Dhaka yesterday granted bail to BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and seven others in an...
Ship surveyor caught red-handed while taking bribe
Staff Reporter :The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday detained Mirza Saifur Rahman, ship surveyor of the Department of Shipping, while taking bribe. The ACC’s Public...