A total of 27 inhabitants of the recently abolished enclaves, who previously opted for being citizens of India, now prefer to get citizenship rights of Bangladesh. The matter came up at a joint hearing of officials of Bangladesh and India, held at the Dak Bungalow in Debiganj upazila yesterday. The…

The High Court yesterday asked the Election Commission to explain in 10 days why inclusion of citizens, below 18 years, in the voter list should not be declared illegal. In response to a writ petition, the HC bench of Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury and Justice Ashraful Kamal issued the rule. The chief…

Indonesia sank 34 impounded foreign boats Tuesday, the government said, the latest bid to deter vessels from illegally fishing in the world's biggest archipelago nation, reports AFP from Jakarta. The empty boats from Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines and Malaysia were sunk as part of events to…

A day after Bangkok's deadly bomb attack there has been a second explosion in the capital, this time at a ferry pier, but this time no one was hurt,…

A Comilla court yesterday sent BNP standing committee member MK Anwar to jail rejecting his bail petition in a case for petrol bomb attack on a bus in Chouddogram upazila of the district on February 3 last, reports UNB. Senior Judicial Magistrate Shahidullah Kaiser passed the order when MK Anwar appeared…

A Chandpur court yesterday sent eight people to jail in a case filed for assaulting teachers and launching an attack on students of Bhuiyara High School in Chandpur over toll, reports UNB. Senior Judicial Magistrate Razib Kumar Biswas passed the order when police produced the arrestees before his court.…