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

'Govt argument to empower JS arbitrary'

The argument for empowering the parliament to remove Supreme Court judges for restoration of 1972 constitution appears as "cheap,
2 August 2017

Neymar's move to PSG imminent

Neymar could be presented as a Paris Saint-Germain player as early as this weekend for a world record fee as Barcelona admitted
2 August 2017

Advice must before cops accept case

From now on, police have to take advice from the legal wing of the Police Headquarters before recording any case under section 57 of the ICT Act.
2 August 2017

15-yr-old girl 'raped' in a running truck

A 15-year-old girl has allegedly been raped by driver and helper of a goods-laden truck inside the vehicle.
2 August 2017

Cambodian rice brings respite

In a desperate move to replenish the dried up food silos and boost rice supply in domestic market, the government has struck a deal with Cambodia to import 2.5 lakh tonnes of the staple in three months.
2 August 2017

Repeat pilgrims must pay Tk 44,000 extra

Performing hajj this year has become very uncertain for over 7,000 Bangladeshis as the Saudi authorities insist those who performed
2 August 2017

SC critical

The government becomes arrogant and uncontrolled in the absence of checks and balances and effective watchdog mechanism, observes the Supreme Court in the verdict scrapping the 16th amendment to the constitution.
1 August 2017

Uncertainty over hajj of 40,000

Around 40,000 pilgrims are facing uncertainty over performing hajj this year due to frequent cancellation of Biman flights, and
1 August 2017

Conjoined twins separated

Country's surgeons were tested yesterday as the separated conjoined twins.
1 August 2017

Supreme Judicial Council restored

The provision of Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) for the removal of SC judges for misconduct or incapacity has been reinstated in the
1 August 2017

Fourth Amendment: It 'impairs freedom of lower judiciary'

The amendment giving the president the power to have control over lower courts violates the basic structure of the constitution as the
1 August 2017

Civil Society Talks with EC: Call for army in polls, 'no vote' system

During their talks with the Election Commission yesterday, most civil society members spoke for restoration of “no vote” system and ensuring a level-playing field for all political parties to hold the election in a free, fair and participatory manner.
31 July 2017

Govt to go ahead with Rampal work

The government would go ahead with the construction of Rampal power plant near the Sundarbans and take measures to mitigate adverse effects, if necessary, upon the strategic environmental assessment (SEA).
31 July 2017

Crime, politics meet to fetch him a fortune

It is apparently the criminalised politics of our country that made it all possible. A high school dropout became a millionaire and one of the most notorious figures in Bogra just in a decade.
31 July 2017

Tufan admits rape: police

Suspended Sramik League leader Tufan Sarkar has admitted raping the Bogra college girl after promising that he would marry her, police said.
31 July 2017

Padma rail deal with China by this year

Bangladesh and China are going to sign final deals on the Padma Bridge Rail Link and four other projects involving $6.8 billion by this year.
31 July 2017

Siddiqur's Eyesight: Little hope of recovery

It is still uncertain whether Titumir college student Siddiqur Rahman, whose eyes were damaged in police action in Shahbagh on July 20, would ever get his eyesight back.
31 July 2017

Lower Court Judges: SC wants the president's power

The Supreme Court wants the power of the president regarding the discipline of lower court judges, provided under article 116 of the constitution, said Law Minister Anisul Huq yesterday.
31 July 2017

Russia set to expel 755 US diplomats

President Vladimir Putin said 755 US diplomats must leave Russia and warned ties with Washington could be gridlocked for a long time, in a move Sunday that followed tough new American sanctions.
30 July 2017

Rampal Power Plant: Unesco decisions, govt version differ

Unesco has made it clear that no large-scale industrial or infrastructural development should be allowed to proceed in the vicinity of the Sundarbans before Bangladesh carried out a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) for its south-west region.
30 July 2017