HC to hear writ on MPs' oath legality Jan 31

High Court on Monday set January 31 for hearing a writ petition that challenged the legality of 300 members of parliament holding office before the expiry of tenure of the previous parliament.

Maiden meeting of new cabinet begins

The maiden meeting of the new cabinet led by prime minister Sheikh Hasina began at the Prime Minister’s Office in Dhaka on Monday.

Nazmul Huda gets bail in graft case

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to former minister Nazmul Huda in a graft case.

Is China becoming hegemonic?

XI JINPING, president of the People’s Republic of China and secretary general of the Communist Party of China, has made a very significant speech on the occasion of observance of the 40th

HC order on encroachment on Karnaphuli goes unheeded

Powerful quarters with support from government officials continue to encroach on the Karnaphuli flouting the High Court division’s order requiring removal of all illegal structures on the river on which the country’s premier seaport is located.

Bangladesh foreign minister for expediting Rohingya repatriation

The government has asked the visiting UN special rapporteur on human rights Yanghee Lee to engage with several countries that maintain good bilateral relations with Myanmar for solutions to the Rohingya crisis.

DUCSU polls schedule likely by next week

The schedule for the elections to the Dhaka University Central Students Union is likely to be announced by the next week after a gap of over 28 years since 1990.

Erdogan greets Hasina

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has congratulated prime minister Sheikh Hasina on her re-appointment as the prime minister of Bangladesh.

Cases to be filed over Bangladesh Bank stolen reserve by Jan

Finance minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Sunday said that Bangladesh Bank will file cases in New York by January for recovering remaining Bangladesh’s stolen reserve ahead of the deadline of February 3.