MEA stresses deeper Japan ties with northeast India
India maintains a “very strong partnership” with Japan, and bilateral initiatives focused on the northeastern states will be “further strengthened,”…
Jamaat leader seizes Hindu temple land amid ongoing wave of minority attacks
In Nesharabad, Pirojpur, a local Jamaat-e-Islami leader stands accused of occupying the land of a decades-old Hindu temple in a…
Masood Kamal: The ‘Yes, Sir’ culture that still undermines rule of law
Two days ago, the Inspector General of Police made a remark that was, by any reasonable standard, reckless. He indicated…
Extremists create fake Facebook profile to blame Hindu youth for blasphemy
In yet another case reflecting the persistent pattern of false blasphemy charges against Hindus in Bangladesh, police in Tahirpur, Sunamganj,…
4 family members buried 11 days after deadly fire at unauthorized TupTup resort
In the quiet village of Mohonpur in Manirampur, Jashore, a father’s final words of reassurance have become an unbearable echo.…
ICT-BD Under Scrutiny: Detention without bail and unchallenged charges
Two years after its reconstitution under the army-backed Yunus-led interim government, the Jamaat-controlled International Crimes Tribunals (ICT-BD) have delivered verdicts…
Write For Rights concerned over assaults, arrests, shrinking space for freedom of expression
Human rights organisation Write For Rights has expressed deep concern over what it describes as a shrinking space for freedom…
MP’s son expelled from Jubo Dal after arrest in Chhatra Dal leader’s murder case
Jubo Dal has expelled Nuruzzaman Mintu, son of Member of Parliament Abdul Aziz, from the party after his arrest in…
Woman entrepreneur arrested as she regretted voting for BNP gets bail
A Mymensingh court on Wednesday granted bail to Sathi Akter, a woman entrepreneur from Bhaluka, who had been sent to…
Government taking more loans for new pay scale to bleed economy
The government will pay government officials and employees their salaries according to the new pay scale or salary structure on…
3 metrorail projects to trigger traffic jam, hinder mobility
Construction work on three metro rail projects is set to begin at the same time in the capital. The routes…
Sheikh Hasina appeals to UN Special Rapporteurs over Awami League Ban
Awami League President and five-time prime minister Sheikh Hasina has submitted a formal communication to United Nations Special Rapporteurs challenging…
Istanbul Hotel in Kuakata linked to Jamaat MP Masud Sayedee has no approval
On the afternoon of Tuesday, local administration in Kuakata, Patuakhali, halted construction of the Istanbul Hotel and Resort. Officials from…
Bangladesh unbans Muslim Aid-UK, linked to convicted war criminal Chowdhury Mueen Uddin
The NGO Affairs Bureau has withdrawn the order cancelling the registration of Muslim Aid-UK’s Bangladesh Field Office and reinstated the…