Fazle Rabbi from Chittagong had started legal fight in 1992 to secure his ancestral land in Lohagora area of Chittagong. But the dispute is yet to be resolved due to legal complexities. "I started the legal fight in 1992 to make a correct record regarding our ancestral land. I got a decree from…

Vehicles of state minister, secretary of ministry, judge, ruling party leaders, police, journalists and others were penalised yesterday during a police drive, participated by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Iqbal Mahmud, at Eskaton in the capital. Actions were taken against a total of 64 vehicles…

Trashing a recent news item aired by a foreign TV channel and released by an international online stating the failed plot of killing Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina , the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has said it is completely baseless, confusing and motivated report, reports UNB. Signed by PM's…

Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu yesterday said the government does not have any plan to give any ‘refugee status’ to Rohingays, reports UNB. The minister came up with the announcement while talking to reporters after a meeting of the cabinet committee on law and order at the secretariat.…

Chancellor Angela Merkel clinched a fourth term in Germany's election yesterday, but her victory was clouded by the entry into parliament of the hard right AfD, the best showing for a nationalist force since World War II, reports AFP from Berlin. Merkel, who after 12 years in power held a double-digit…

The Bangladesh Technical Education Board (BTEB) has allegedly appointed persons, with the rank of quality assurance officer, on a contractual basis, violating…

Amid the growing pressure on Myanmar, State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi now wants to send her representative to discuss the Rohingya issue with the Bangladesh government, reports UNB. Bangladesh has sought an initiative to discuss the issue bilaterally before August 25 but there had been no feedback…

One month on since the start of the Rohingya refugee crisis, there is an urgent need to continue scaling up humanitarian operations to meet the growing needs of the refugees, according to a media release issued by the office of the United Nations resident coordinator in Bangladesh yesterday. Since 25…