Dhaka’s air quality still in the ‘moderate’ range
NN ONLINE: Dhaka’s air quality continued to be in the ‘moderate’ zone this morning. With an air quality index (AQI) score of 62 at 9:01 am, Dhaka ranked 35th on the list of...
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PR system possible if only law is amended: CEC Nasir
NN ONLINE: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin on Saturday said elections under the proportional representation (PR) system are not possible unless the law is amended, as the Constitution does not allow...
Govt moves to strengthen disaster response with new fire stations in 14 districts
NN ONLINE: Amid rising disaster risks caused by rapid industrialisation and urbanisation or fuelled by climate change, the government has taken up a project to set up and rebuild 20 Fire Service and...
Indian MP demands Hasina’s repatriation
Staff Reporter : Indian MP Asaduddin Owaisi has urged his government to deport Bangladesh’s deposed former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, highlighting growing diplomatic tensions and human rights concerns over recent deportation policies targeting Bengali-speaking...
BNP grapples with nomination pressure
Reza Mahmud : Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), the country’s largest political party, is implementing strategies to consolidate internal power ahead of the upcoming national election, party sources said. The high command is reportedly facing...
Rohingya Lifeline UN backs Bangladesh
Diplomatic Correspondent: With aid cuts hitting camps hard, UN envoy Tom Andrews says Dhaka is keeping hope alive, as Yunus prepares to take the fight for a solution to New York The United Nations...
EC must ensure level playing field: Jamaat
Staff Reporter : Jamaat-e-Islami leaders on Thursday urged the Election Commission (EC) to guarantee a “level playing field” for all political parties ahead of the next parliamentary elections, saying that a congenial environment for...
PR system not yet suitable in BD: Tarique
Staff Reporter : BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Thursday called upon all political parties to confront each other through political means instead of resorting to unfair tactics to block his party’s possible victory...
Sukharanjan files allegations against Hasina, 31 others over his disappearance
NN ONLINE: Sukharanjan Bali, who was allegedly abducted from the main gate of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) before he came to testify in the crimes against humanity case against Jamaat leader Delwar...
Burning bodies at Ashulia: 16 people indicted
NN ONLINE: The International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Thursday framed charges against 16 accused in connection with a case over burning bodies of six protesters at Ashulia in Savar on August 5 during the...
Top court sets Sept 4 for verdict on Tarique, others in grenade attack case
NN ONLINE: The Appellate Division has set September 4 to deliver the final verdict on a petition filed challenging a High Court (HC) order that acquitted all convicts, including BNP acting Chairman Tarique...