All political parties invited by the President for talks, except three, have decided to submit lists of names to the search committee to select the next chief election commissioner (CEC) and other commissioners, according to party sources.  Leaders of major political parties said they are planning…

Civil society members yesterday urged the search committee to pick honest, capable, skilled, acceptable and apolitical persons for the next Election Commission (EC). They also opined that the search committee can consider enacting a law in accordance with the Constitution for forming the EC to oversee…

Dhaka will reiterate its call for a viable independent State of Palestine with East Jerusalem as its capital during the three-day official visit of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to Bangladesh that begins tomorrow. The visit, at the invitation of President Abdul Hamid, is going to be the first…

More than one million people had signed a petition on Monday demanding Britain cancel plans for a state visit by US President Donald Trump following his…

Unauthorised kindergarten (KG) schools have mushroomed across the country. But the primary and mass education ministry has failed to take any action against such schools, allegedly due to the negligence of the field administration. Around five months ago, the primary and mass education ministry formed…

The High Court yesterday issued a rule asking the government to explain within four weeks why it should not be directed to formulate a law in accordance with the Article 118 of the Constitution for constituting the Election Commission. In response to a writ petition, the HC bench comprising Justice…

A probe report has found that some members of law enforcement agencies and local people were responsible for setting fire to Santal houses during the eviction drive in Gobindaganj upazila. The chief judicial magistrate of Gaibandha yesterday submitted the probe report before the High Court (HC). According…