The government will soon set up 10 offices of assistant commissioners (ACs) of land to settle land disputes in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT). The places…

Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi will embark on a two-day mission to Myanmar and Bangladesh in search of a lasting solution for the dire situation in Rakhine state, especially regarding the plight of the Rohingya Muslim minority, according to a report by the online edition of Jakarta Post…

Suspected militants killed three Indian soldiers after ambushing a convoy in restive Indian-administered Kashmir, officials said yesterday, reports AFP from Srinagar. An unknown number of people on motorbikes opened fire on the army convoy near Pampore town on the key highway a few miles south of Srinagar,…

Special Envoy to the Prime Minister and Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman Hussein Muhammad Ershad yesterday favoured for enacting necessary law to constitute Election Commission (EC) , reports BSS from Rangpur. “Though there is no similar law in Bangladesh as well as in India--- such a law could be effective…

Mabia Akhter Simanta again brought honour for the country as she clinched a gold medal in weightlifting in the 4th Qatar International Cup held in Doha on Friday. Her compatriot Jahura Akhter Reshma also clinched gold in the competition in a different weightlifting category. Interestingly, none of the…

With the current Election Commission’s (EC’s) term set to end in February next year, political parties have almost finalised their proposals for the President’s consideration on forming the new commission. In this regard, Jatiya Party, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JASAD), and Liberal Democratic…

By focusing on the development of human resources, Bangladesh can graduate from the status of a least development country (LDC) by 2024, the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) argued yesterday. The think-thank placed its observations during a media briefing on the launch of the LDCs Report 2016 by the…