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The Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting secretary general, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, has branded the present Election Commission ‘handicapped’ and vowed not to let it hold the next general elections. ‘We will not allow holding of the next elections under Sheikh Hasina.  Nor the current Election Commission would be allowed to conduct the polls because it ... Read more

Bangladesh will appeal to India if Dhaka does not get justice at the end of the final process of the trial in the Felani murder case. ‘It’s a tragic murder. We wanted to know the details of the trial process. We will definitely appeal if we do not get justice finally,’ foreign minister

Hallmark-Sonali Scam Big names excluded ACC probe report submitted Names of several influential figures had come up in the Hall-Mark scam, yet none of them has been named as accused in the Anti-Corruption Commission’s probe report. The investigation committee submitted its report to the ACC director general yesterday, raising questions about the investigation even from

Formal schooling should be delayed until the age of six or seven because early education is causing ‘profound damage’ to children, an influential lobby of almost 130 experts warns, reports The Guardian. The Save Childhood Movement is campaigning for a major overhaul of early education, including a possible delay to the formal school starting age. ... Read more

Several hundred passengers are stranded at the Daulatdia and Paturia ferry ghats because of shortage of vessels and strong currents in the Padma river. Officials of the Bangladesh Inlands Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) said the problem on the Daulatdia–Paturia route has been acute during the last three days. This river route is the gateway to ... Read more

Police yesterday arrested Russell Mia, the alleged killer of Barisal University (BU) student Saoda, at Kalshi Dighir Par under Bandar Police Station in Chittagong city. Acting on a tip-off, a team of police had conducted a drive at Dhumpara of Kalshi Dighir Par around 6:00pm, and arrested Russell from a mobile

Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Thursday said that the government will issue a gazette for a permanent pay commission for its employees within October this year. “We will also hike the dearness allowance for government employees before the government’s tenure is over,” he told journalists after a meeting with

Motiur Rahman Nizami, ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami, incited Razakars as well as Pakistan army personnel to kill people during the Liberation War, prosecution witness no. 22 Shahjahan Ali Sukkur said on Thursday. Giving his deposition at the International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1), Sukkur said Razakars had picked up his cousin, Abdus Selim Latif, and Alauddin from

A Dhaka court on Thursday discharged Odhikar secretary Adilur Rahman Khan from the general diary filed by the police under which he was arrested on August 10. Metropolitan magistrate Md Nuru Mia passed the order after the Detective Branch of police filed an application seeking Adilur to be dischargeed from

Transport businessmen have not been fielding new wide-bodied buses in the capital for long to rally for their demand for the operation of new mini-buses creating shortage of buses and forcing thousands of people to spend extra on auto-rickshaw and taxi rides. Communications ministry officials said

Khaleda behind BDR mutiny, she says Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday asked her party’s grassroots leaders to look at the Awami League symbol (Boat), not the face of the persons nominated in the next general election. “You must accept the persons whom we’ll nominate for the next election. If you ... Read more

The cabinet sub-committee to review the detailed area plan (DAP) has completed its work of reviewing the DAP, with recommendations to the government to accept seven more applications. submitted for amending the character and designs in the DAP, encompassing the Dhaka city and its suburbs, including Savar and Narayanganj, announced in

The US has expressed concern over recent reports that the government of Bangladesh may pursue a tax evasion case against Prof Muhammad Yunus. It urged for fair treatment of the Nobel laureate. The United States had long admired and supported Prof Yunus’ significant achievements in improving the lives of Bangladesh’s most vulnerable citizens,

The crucial 19th session of the Ninth Parliament will begin at 5 pm on Thursday amid speculations that it may be the last session of the current Parliament. The main Opposition BNP is yet to decide whether it would attend the session. BNP chief whip Joynal Abedin Faruk told The Independent that

Dhaka has formally expressed utter frustration to New Delhi over the acquittal of a member of the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) from the charges of killing Bangladeshi girl Felani Khatun. In a formal communication, Bangladesh has expressed its hope that justice will prevail. A court of inquiry of the BSF has recently found the ... Read more

Opposition BNP on Wednesday claimed that a UN official has conveyed it that the government is not willing to hold talks on non-party caretaker government. While talking to a top BNP leader on Tuesday night, the UN official informed the government’s stance about the dialogue on the polls-time non-party government,

The father of the slain Felani Khatun has written to the Indian high commissioner in Dhaka seeking justice for the killing of his daughter by India’s Border Security Force in the Kurigram frontiers in 2011. ‘In my letter, I sought justice and demanded compensation for the killing of daughter,’ Felani’s father Nur Islam said. The letter was sent ... Read more

Opposition BNP on Wednesday accused the government of trying to gain its ‘blind vengeance’ against Nobel laureate Dr Mohammad Yunus, and urged it to refrain from filing any conspiratorial case against him. In a statement, BNP acting secretary general Mira Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said, “The present Awami League government has been on

Plantation Jobs in KL Many Bangladeshis face a hard time At least 18 Bangladeshi workers who migrated to Malaysia last month for plantation jobs under state arrangements want to return home, as they have been facing heavy odds in their workplace. Some of the workers told The Daily Star they were being forced to work no ... Read more

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) detained 31 Bangladeshi cattle traders from Pilason frontier under Malda district in India, situated on the other side of Bivison frontier under Gomostapur upazila in Chapainawabganj district on Tuesday morning. After detaining, BSF handed them over to the Indian police, BGB sources said, citing the reference of BSF.