Bangladesh has reached a new height in Internet communication and services as the government commercially inaugurated the second submarine cable with 1500-gigabit per second (Gbps) bandwidth capacity, reports UNB. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina formally inaugurated the landing station at Kuakata and SMW-5…

Parliament is likely to discuss two crucial issues -- the influx of Rohingyas and the Supreme Court's verdict annulling the 16th amendment to the Constitution -- in a day or two once notices from MPs are placed in the House, reports UNB. Deputy Speaker Fazle Rabbi Mia, who chaired the House after…

BNP yesterday called upon Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to visit different countries, including India and China, and seek their support for resolving Rohingya crisis and repatriating the Myanmar citizens taken shelter in Bangladesh, reports UNB. Speaking at a discussion, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul…

The Bangladesh Islami Front has asked the Election Commission (EC) to cancel the 33 per cent quota for women in all the committees of political parties to allow them to do politics independently. “Women are independent citizens and should not be limited to any quota in politics. So, we have proposed…

Hundreds of protesters clashed with police and burnt down a liquor store in an Indian city yesterday over demands to shut a school where a seven-year-old…

Four people, including a woman and her two young children, were killed in a shooting at Noyon train station in Oise of northern France yesterday, reports Sunday Express. The victims were gunned down around 11.30am local time. Victims included two youngsters aged just three and five, their mother and…