Rohingya genocide case to proceed
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22 July 2022 Rohingya Influx
Need 1 week to assess situation
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22 July 2022 Bangladesh
Noab hikes newspaper price by Tk 2 from Jul 25
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21 July 2022 Bangladesh
Yet-to-start mega projects: Consider putting them on hold
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21 July 2022 Bangladesh
‘You cannot remain silent’
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21 July 2022 Bangladesh

Banking sector is not free from flaws

Finance Minister AMA Muhith yesterday admitted in parliament that the country's banking sector was not completely without problems.
18 January 2018

Govt failing to address rights abuses

Bangladesh authorities failed to respond to repeated and serious allegations of secret detentions, enforced disappearances, and extrajudicial killings, denying the abuses instead of holding perpetrators accountable, Human Rights Watch said in its World Report 2018.
18 January 2018

It's all for money

Tuesday's mayhem in Narayanganj was all about money.
18 January 2018

Zimbabwe upstage Chandika's Lanka

The quality of the match was befitting of an occasion that the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) failed to commemorate to the satisfaction
17 January 2018

They rear their head as polls near

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday told parliament a vested quarter has once again become active ahead of the next election and it wants to go to power through unconstitutional means. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday told parliament a vested quarter has once again become active ahead of the next election and it wants to go to power through unconstitutional means. “There is a section of people who are the real problem for the country and its people,” she said responding to a supplementary question from opposition lawmaker Fakhrul Imam.
17 January 2018

Embezzling Tk 137cr: ACC sues ex-MD, businessman

The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday filed a case against former managing director of Basic Bank Limited Kazi Fakhrul Islam and Managing Director of Bay Navigations Limited Faisal Murad Ibrahim for misappropriating around Tk 137 crore.
17 January 2018

They tried to kill me

Narayanganj city Mayor Selina Hayat Ivy yesterday alleged that an attempt was made to kill her from just “two yards away” during Tuesday's mayhem on Bangabandhu Road in Chashara.
17 January 2018

Freedom Fighters: Minimum age now only 12.5 years!

The liberation war affairs ministry has once again lowered the minimum age for being recognised as a freedom fighter.
17 January 2018

HC halts DNCC mayoral by-polls

The High Court's three-month stay on the process of Dhaka North City Corporation polls yesterday triggered a blame game between the Awami League and the BNP.
17 January 2018

LGRD ministry holds the key

It appears the mayoral by-polls to the DNCC have become uncertain following yesterday's High Court stay order. But the legal complexity can be removed and the LGRD ministry holds the key.
17 January 2018

Rohingya Refugees: Clouds still hang heavy over repatriation deal

Bangladesh and Myanmar have agreed on a two-year timeline for the repatriation of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya amid international community's concern over the repatriation climate and the safety of the returnees.
16 January 2018

Three-wheelers to join ride-hailing bandwagon

They had called a strike demanding a ban on fast-growing ride-hailing services in order to ensure their long-held dominance on the streets and keep competitors at bay. But CNG-run auto-rickshaw drivers are now coming to terms with the changing reality and accepting the technological transformation.
16 January 2018

Family grip on private banks to tighten

Parliament yesterday passed the Banking Companies (Amendment) Act 2017 amid criticism from various quarters that the revised law will help a single family tighten its hold on a private bank.
16 January 2018

HC to decide fate of DNCC polls today

The High Court is set today to deliver an order on two writ petitions filed yesterday seeking a stay on the process of holding the
16 January 2018

No job for China Harbour in future

Finance Minister AMA Muhith yesterday said China Harbour Engineering Company Limited has been blacklisted for offering bribes to government officials and would not get any contracts in the future.
16 January 2018

Sri Lanka face Zimbabwe in Mirpur's 100th

It will be a significant affair when Sri Lanka take on Zimbabwe in the second game of the tri-series today. Firstly, it will be the 100th
16 January 2018

Mayhem in Narayanganj

Narayanganj city Mayor Selina Hayat Ivy and around 50 others were injured as supporters of local Awami League lawmaker Shamim Osman attacked Ivy and her followers, leading to a clash on Bangabandhu Road in Narayanganj's Chashara.
16 January 2018

Clinical Tigers brush aside Zimbabwe

The Tigers began their on-field journey in 2018 with a satisfying victory at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday. It
15 January 2018

OMG!

"I am not a racist. I'm the least racist person you have ever interviewed."
15 January 2018

Dhaka-Sylhet 4-lane Highway: Company that got the job bribed officials

Finance Minister AMA Muhith yesterday said the company that got the contract for expansion of Dhaka-Sylhet Highway had bribed government officials.
15 January 2018