Kim Jong-un ‘not on ballot’
BBC Online :North Korea’s election has resulted in the expected landslide win for its authoritarian leadership – but in a big first for the country,...
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HC questions HSIA authorities failure to curb mosquito menace
Staff Reporter :The High Court (HC) on Tuesday questioned the authorities’ failure to curb mosquito menace at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.The court issued...
BB ED apologizes
Staff Reporter :Bangladesh Bank’s Executive Director Shuvangkar Saha on Tuesday offered unconditional apology in the High Court (HC) for distorting history in a book titled...
N Korea election sees 99.99% turnout: KCNA
AFP :Turnout in nuclear-armed North Korea’s single-candidate elections hit 99.99 percent this year, state media said Tuesday-up from a seemingly unimprovable 99.97 percent the last...
Man hacked to death by neighbours
UNB, Habiganj :A man was hacked to death allegedly by his neighbours following an altercation between two children of their families at Sadekpur village in...
Titas Gas proposes gas tariff hike up to 211 pc
UNB, Dhaka :Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Ltd on Tuesday proposed raising gas tariffs for household users by 80 percent while up to 211...
HC asks Green Line Paribahan to pay Russel Tk 50 lakh
UNB, Dhaka : The High Court on Tuesday asked Green Line Paribahan to pay Tk 50 lakh as compensation to Russel Sarkar, who lost his leg...
Elements of waterlogging must be removed: DNCC Mayor
Staff Reporter :Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Atiqul Islam on Tuesday urged all concerned to eliminate all kinds of elements creating waterlogging in the city. “I...
HC restrains govt from felling trees for dev projects
Staff Reporter :The High Court (HC) on Monday issued an injunction restraining the government from felling trees for implementing different development projects in the forests...
Voters’ turn out 43 pc: EC Secy
Staff Reporter :Election Commission (EC) Secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed said on Monday that voters’ turn out was 43.32 per cent at first phase of 5th...
Atrocities against Rohingyas: ICC team concludes visit
UNB, Dhaka :The visiting delegation from the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is set to conclude its Bangladesh on Monday...