The Cabinet yesterday approved the draft of Urban and Zone Planning Bill, 2017 aimed at bringing discipline in land management and restricting the misuse of land in the country, reports UNB. The Cabinet gave the approval in principle at its regular weekly meeting held at the Bangladesh Secretariat with…

The Supreme Court yesterday rejected a review petition filed by Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) against its previous order rejecting plea for recording the testimonies of some witnesses in 24-year-old radar purchase scam case against Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad, reports UNB. A four-member bench…

The 10-member delegation of the Myanmar government, which arrived in Cox’s Bazar on Sunday to see for themselves the conditions of Rohingyas, visited two more Rohingay camps yesterday. The team, led by Myanmar Investigation Commission Secretary U Zaw Myint Pe, went to Balukhali Rohingya camp in…

The Saudi government has launched ‘A Nation Without Violations’ campaign to give residency and labour law violators 90 days to leave the country without penalties, reports UNB. Crown prince Mohammed bin Naif, who is also the deputy prime minister and minister of interior, urged violators…

FBI Director James Comey confirmed for the first time yesterday that the agency is investigating Russian interference in last year’s presidential…

A federal judge on Sunday rejected the U.S. government's request to clarify his temporary order blocking President Donald Trump's revised travel ban, reports AP from Honolulu. U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson said nothing was unclear about his order and the government can't ask for a distinction…

The president of mainly Muslim Pakistan has signed into law a bill allowing the Hindu minority to register their marriages for the first time since partition from India in 1947, reports AFP from Islamabad. The bill, signed by President Mamnoon Hussain on Sunday, will "safeguard the legitimate rights…