The Election Commission will enlist the names of those living in enclaves soon after completion of all administrative formalities, including providing them with the citizenship, to issue national identity (NID) cards against their names. After the issuance of NID cards, the enclave dwellers will be…

Bangladesh paid the price of their questionable strategy by letting India rally towards a big total on the rain-affected first day of the one-off Test at Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah yesterday. While the expectation was higher on the hosts following the incredible performance in the World…

In a major reshuffle in the administration, the government yesterday appointed new deputy commissioners (DCs), including two female ones, to 20 districts, reports UNB. According to a gazette notification issued by the Ministry of Public Administration, Habiganj DC M Joynal Abedin has been made DC of…

The 3rd China-South Asia Expo and 23rd Kunming Import and Export Commodities Fair scheduled to start in Kunming, the main city of the Yunnan province,…

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 (ICT-2) yesterday pronounced one-hour jail and a fine of Tk. 5,000, in default one month's imprisonment, for Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder Zafrullah Chowdhury, in a contempt case for criticising punishment of Bangladesh-based UK journalist David Bergman. The ICT-2…

Lieutenant General Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Huq, NDC, PSC, Principal Staff Officer (PSO) of the Armed Forces Division (AFD) has been appointed as the 15th Chief of Army Staff (CAS). According to a Defence Ministry notification issued yesterday, his appointment as the Chief of Army Staff is for a tenure…