A writ petition was filed with the High Court (HC) yesterday challenging the legality of Article 70 of the constitution, which allows the cancellation of membership of a lawmaker for voting against his or her political party. Supreme Court lawyer Eunus Ali Akond filed the petition with the related branch…

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday was celebrating a narrow win in a referendum giving him sweeping new powers that exposed bitter divisions in Turkey and left incensed rivals demanding a major recount, reports AFP. The referendum was seen as crucial not just for shaping the political system of…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday morning paid tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing wreaths at the portrait of the great leader in front of the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi-32 in the capital on the occasion of historic Mujibnagar Day, reports…

India has liberalised rules for medical visas for Bangladesh nationals in an effort to further strengthen people-to-people ties between the two countries, reports UNB. From now on, Bangladesh nationals visiting India for diagnosis will also be eligible for medical visas, said the Indian High Commission…