Several hundred delegates from more than a hundred countries hasve started gathering for the three-day-long ninth summit meeting of the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) that begins at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre tomorrow. The theme of this year’s summit, to…

A case was filed yesterday against 16 unidentified people in connection with the killing of three youths, including two Juba League activists, UNB reports. Roksana Bewa, mother of Redwan Sabbir, a member of Natore municipality unit of Jubo League, filed the case with Sadar Police Station against 16…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday sought Myanmar to resolve the issue of their minority Rohingya community using political means, saying military measures could not be the answer to the problem, as newly appointed Danish ambassador in Dhaka Mikael Hemnid Winther called on her, BSS reports. "Rohingya…

The Supreme Court’s Appellate Division yesterday upheld a High Court verdict that had cleared the way for Hajj pilgrims to choose any airline while travelling to Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj. A four-member bench, headed by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha, rejected the appeal filed by the government…

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday voiced concern over the growing incidents of torture on women, saying violence against women has turned epidemic in the country, UNB reports. “Though our society has progressed in many ways, women are still being subjected to various forms of exploitation.…

The AIADMK in Tamil Nadu yesterday said a total of 77 persons died of grief and shock over its supremo J Jayalalithaa’s illness and subsequent death, and announced a sum of Rs 3 lakh each to their families as relief, reports The Indian Express. It also announced Rs 50,000 for a party functionary…

Wild giraffe numbers have plummeted by 40 per cent in the last three decades, and the species is now “vulnerable” to extinction, a top conservation…