The flood situation deteriorated yesterday (Monday) following inundation of fresh areas. Some of the major rivers were flowing above the danger level, leaving thousands of people to suffer in the absence of potable water and relief. Sirajganj, Bogra, Kurigram, Gaibandha, Rangpur, Jamalpur and Noagaon…

The Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) yesterday termed ‘untrue and motivated’ a recent remark by Awami League leader Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim blaming the party for creating a situation that led to the killing of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Meanwhile, BNP yesterday demanded the resignation…

A Sylhet court yesterday issued a warrant for the arrest of three fugitive accused, including main one Muhith’s brother Quamrul Islam, in a case filed over the gruesome murder of teenage boy Sheikh Samiul Alam Rajon in Kumargaon area of the city on July 8, reports UNB. Sylhet Metropolitan Magistrate-1…

A Dhaka court yesterday framed charges against 30 leaders and activists of BNP and its associate bodies, including BNP education affairs secretary Khairul Kabir Khokon and Juba Dal President Moazzem Hossain Alal, in a violence case, reports UNB. Metropolitan Magistrate Aminul Haque framed charges against…

The state government of  West Bengal in India yesterday filed a petition with a local court to withdraw a case filed against Noor Hossain, a former councilor of Narayanganj City Corporation and the prime accused in Narayanganj seven-murder case, according to a report by BBC Bangla. Hossain also…

The High Court yesterday imposed a six-month ban on the screening of Rana Plaza, a movie based on the collapse of Rana Plaza that took place on April 24, 2013, killing 1,129 people and injuring 2,000 others. The court slapped the ban in response to a writ petition filed by Bangladesh Garment Workers…

Bangladesh’s trade benefits in the United States market under the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) were not reinstated as the country could not fulfil the set conditions, Prime Minister’s International Affairs Adviser Gowher Rizvi said yesterday. He made the remarks while addressing…

The Supreme Court yesterday upheld a High Court order asking the government to remove within 30 days the BIWTA recreation centre in Buriganga River at Kamrangirchar, reports UNB. A four-member bench, headed by Chief Justice SK Sinha, passed the order rejecting a petition filed by the Bangladesh Inland…