Tarique Rahman to return home anytime
Reza Mahmud : BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman will return home at any time as the Supreme Court’s Appellate Division on Thursday upheld the High Court verdict acquitting him and other accused in the...
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Delhi Assures: Dhaka expects renewed Ganges Water Treaty
Al Mamun Harun Ur Rashid : Bangladesh is hopeful of the renewal of the Ganges Water Treaty, a 30-year agreement with India which would be expired next year, and both sides, according to sources,...
Charge-sheeted accused under ICT Act cannot be public representatives, hold govt jobs
NN ONLINE: According to a newly added section to the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Act, any charge-sheeted accused under the act will lose eligibility to be elected or remain as a Member of...
Hasina Is Gone, but Her Spectres Linger in the Administrative Corridors: Rizvi
NN ONLINE: BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi alleged today that deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s loyalists remain embedded in the state administration and are positioning themselves across multiple bureaucratic sectors...
Advisory Council approves 2 policies, 1 ordinance
NN ONLINE: The Advisory Council today approved two polices and one ordinance at its 41st meeting with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus in the chair. The meeting was held at the Chief Adviser’s...
Will not tolerate any irregularities in elections: EC Abdur Rahmanel
NN ONLINE: Election Commissioner Abdur Rahmanel Masud today said that cooperation from journalists is extremely important to ensure transparent elections and reiterated the Election Commission’s firm stance against any form of wrongdoing during...
CEC heads to Canada tonight to monitor expatriate voter registration
NN ONLINE: Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin is set to depart Dhaka for Canada tonight, 4 September, to observe expatriate Bangladeshi voter registration activities. Personal Secretary Mohammad Ashraful Alam confirmed the trip....
Court Rejects Four Lawyers’ Bid to Represent Hasina in Pubachal Plot Scam Case
NN ONLINE: A Dhaka court on Thursday rejected four lawyers’ request to defend deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina in a case over alleged irregularities in obtaining Rajuk plots in Purbachal. The application, submitted...
Election campaign: EC bans AI misuse, social media abuse, posters, drones
NN ONLINE: The Election Commission has finalised the Code of Conduct, imposing a ban on the misuse of artificial intelligence (AI) and social media, along with the use of posters, drones and quadcopters...
Trump appeals tariffs dispute to the United States Supreme Court
NN ONLINE: Donald Trump’s administration urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to quickly hear a bid to preserve his broad tariffs, imposed under a 1977 emergency-law framework, after a lower court struck down...
50 shops gutted in Gazipur kitchen market fire brought under control after one hour
NN ONLINE: A massive fire that broke out at a kitchen market in Chandna Chowrasta of Gazipur city early Thursday was brought under control after about an hour of efforts. The fire broke...
Recruitment of 4000 ASIs ahead of polls
Staff Reporter : The government is set to recruit 4,000 assistant sub-inspectors (ASIs) before the national election, with half of the positions to be filled through direct entry and the rest through promotions, Inspector...