No more toothless human rights commission: CPD
Staff Reporter : Distinguished Fellow of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) Dr. Debapriya Bhattacharya has cautioned that Bangladesh cannot afford to have another “powerless”...
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Political Arena: ‘People won’t need to take to streets if Jamaat on power’
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman has said that if his party assumes the responsibility of governing the country, the people will...
Political Arena: Disunity could lead to further fascism: Tarique
Staff Reporter : BNP’s acting chairperson Tarique Rahman has warned that failure to build unity among democratic forces might open the door to what he...
CA’s UNGA speech on polls was ‘strong enough’: Fakhrul
NN ONLINE: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today termed Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus’ speech at the UN general assembly (UNGA) on...
Bangladesh dismisses as propaganda claims of presence during Netanyahu’s UNGA speech
NN ONLINE: Chief Adviser’s Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder dismissed as baseless the claims circulating on social media that the Bangladesh delegation...
Global leaders extend full support to Prof Yunus, acknowledge Bangladesh’s progress
NN ONLINE: Dozens of global leaders gathered on Friday to meet Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus at his hotel suite in New York, offering...
Albania keen to recruit Bangladeshi workers
Staff Reporter : Albania has expressed a keen interest in recruiting skilled and semi-skilled workers from Bangladesh to meet its expanding labour market needs. The...
BNP speeds up seat-sharing negotiations with allies
Reza Mahmud : As the mid February national polls are nearing the BNP high-commands are under pressure to finalises the party’s nominations and confirming seat...
Diplomats walk out as Netanyahu begins UN speech
Agency : Hundreds of diplomats walked out of the United Nations General Assembly chamber as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began his address on Friday....
India imposes curfew in Ladakh
BBC : Indian security forces have imposed a curfew in Leh, the capital of the Himalayan region of Ladakh, after at least four people were...
Pak PM invites CA to visit Pakistan
Staff Reporter : Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has invited Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus to visit Pakistan and expressed his country’s keen interest for stronger...
Debate over PR deepens as Salahuddin warns of pol unrest
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) standing committee member Salahuddin Ahmed on Thursday rejected calls for adopting a proportional representation (PR) electoral system, arguing...