Taking a swipe at MPs for criticising the apex court verdict that upheld the High Court judgment declaring the 16th Amendment illegal, BNP yesterday reminded the ruling party leaders that it is their party which had scrapped parliament's power to remove judges to give it to Bangabandhu through the…

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi yesterday called upon the international community to continue their support to Bangladesh…

The High Court yesterday directed the government to reinstate 1447 Ansar members whose jobs were terminated for mutiny in 1994, but were later acquitted of charges by the court. The HC bench comprising Justice Sheikh Hasan Arif and Justice Badruzzaman passed the order after the final hearing on two…

The Supreme Court yesterday cancelled the bail of former deputy commissioner M Ruhul Amin and ex-additional deputy commissioner Jafar Alam of Cox's Bazar in a case filed for embezzling about Tk 20 crore from Matarbari coal-fired power plant project, reports UNB. A three-member bench of the Appellate…

The flood situation in the north-eastern districts has worsened due to heavy rains and an onrush of upstream rivers, affecting thousands of people. Sources said the flood-affected people, mainly children and the elderly, are suffering from various ailments including high fever, skin diseases and diarrhoea…

The hajj flights carrying Bangladeshi pilgrims to Saudi Arabia to perform the holy Hajj this year will begin from July 24. A total of 1,27,198 Bangladeshi pilgrims will perform the Hajj this year. Meanwhile, Bangladesh Hajj Jatri and Haji Kallayan Parishad has alleged that Bangladesh Biman authorities…