Myanmar civil society groups urge for Rohingyas’ voting rights ahead of polls
Myanmar-based civil society groups today said the political disenfranchisement of Rohingyas is of “particular concern” and “closely tied to the denial of citizenship for Rohingya and related laws”. The Myanmar authorities denied almost all...
Assaulting Navy officer: Irfan Selim, bodyguard on 3-day remand
Irfan Selim, the suspended Councilor of Ward 30 under Dhaka South City Corporation, and his bodyguard Zahid were remanded in police custody for three days on Wednesday in a case filed over the assault on a Navy officer. Additional Metropolitan Magistrate Asaduzzaman...
China slams US senators for ‘genocide’ resolution
China on Wednesday accused US senators of telling “all kind of lies” after a group of lawmakers put forward a resolution accusing Beijing of genocide against Muslim minority groups in the far northwestern region of Xinjiang. Relations between Washington...
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PM expresses gratitude to countrymen for AL’s landslide victory
Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina today expressed heartfelt gratitude to the countrymen for her party’s absolute victory in the December 30 national elections, pledging that she will continue to serve them for their well being. “Serving the...
Killers, corrupt elements unite against govt: PM
DHAKA: Mentioning that killers, money-launderers and usurers forged unity against the Awami League government, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said the country will be destroyed if they could come to power. The premier was addressing a civic reception hosted in her...
Police implicates dead man of BNP for ‘cocktail blast’
The police has recently sued Abdul Azizullah, a leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in Old Dhaka, who died in May 2016, for an incident that allegedly took place only this month. According to the case statement, Azizullah, along with other party men,...
Housewife ‘burnt to death’
A housewife, who suffered burn injuries allegedly inflicted by her in-laws at Nardahi Charpara village in Kalihati upazila of Tangail early Wednesday, died at the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Wednesday, reports UNB. The deceased is Shapla...
US condemns attacks on protesters
The United States (US) on Sunday condemned attack on student protestors demanding safe roads. US Embassy said “nothing can justify the brutal attacks and violence” over the weekend against the thousands of young people who have been peacefully exercising...
No dialogue with BNP as they celebrate fake birthday: Quader
DHAKA – Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said the question of holding dialogue with BNP does not arise at all unless the party does not offer apology for observing fake birthday on August 15, the day of martyrdom of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu...
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