The reopening of the labour market of the United Arab Emirates for Bangladeshi workers is still confined to hope of the government without any visible progress. The oil rich Gulf nation has stopped issuance of visas for all Bangladeshis since October, 2012, due to problems regarding fake travel documents,…

Concessional foreign assistance in the pipeline swelled to USD 36.54 billion and remained unutilised until last January. Government agencies have allegedly failed to utilise this amount because of a number of factors, including inefficiencies among the implementing entities, slow disbursement of aid…

The Counter-Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) Unit of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested militant leader Boro Mizan from a bus at Banani’s Kakoli crossing area in the capital on Tuesday night. Talking to The Independent yesterday afternoon, the additional deputy commissioner (ADC)…

President Donald Trump pledged a “renewal of the American spirit” Tuesday, as he tempered his most inflammatory rhetoric while fleshing out…

The High Court (HC) yesterday issued a rule asking the authorities concerned to explain within three weeks why calling strike or hartal against a court verdict should not be declared illegal. It also asked the government to explain why it should not be directed to take legal action against those responsible…

UN Human Rights Committee will review civil and political rights situations in Bangladesh on March 6-7 in Geneva, reports UNB. The Committee will also hear from NGOs and national human rights institutions. The UN Human Rights Committee monitors implementation by States of one of the main international…