Myanmar's government has told the Security Council that this month was "not the right time" for a visit by the top UN body to see first-hand the Rohingya refugee crisis, the council president said Thursday, reports AFP from United Nations, United States. Kuwait's Ambassador Mansour…

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda yesterday said the next parliamentary polls will not be inclusive unless BNP participates in it. “You asked me whether the parliamentary polls will be participatory. How is it possible without BNP? The general elections cannot be participatory without…

As the Awami League (AL) has an overwhelming majority in Parliament, it is just a matter of time for President Abdul Hamid to be the country’s next President. The AL yesterday (Friday) collected the party’s nomination paper on behalf of the President to run for presidency for the second…

The number of private universities is increasing every year. But many of them are entangled in internal conflicts, involved in an alleged certificate business, and running academic programmes without permission.Sources say some of these universities have scant regard for government rules and are being…

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will give instructions to the party rank and file on the future political course at the party’s national executive committee meeting today, according to party sources. The first meeting of the 502-member national executive committee is going to be held at 10am at Hotel…