Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya children, still living in Rakhine State, are suffering much more than the children, who took shelter in Cox’s Bazar, as there is virtually no access for the international organisations to the affected areas to help them. And, according to multiple sources, even…

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) yesterday (Tuesday) witnessed heated arguments during the hearing on a bail petition filed by BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia against the lower court verdict that sentenced her to five years in jail in the Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case. The defence…

The BNP has alleged that the government is not allowing a British legal expert and adviser to come to Bangladesh to assist party chairperson Khaleda Zia’s legal team. “The government isn’t allowing Lord Carlile, a British lawyer and adviser to Khaleda Zia’s legal team, to come…

Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the Iran nuclear agreement yesterday (US time) and moved to reimpose economic sanctions against Tehran, report agencies. Calling it "decaying and rotten", BBC reports Trump as saying the deal was "an embarrassment" to him "as a citizen”.…

The International Criminal Court (ICC) wants to know Bangladesh's opinion on whether The Hague-based court has jurisdiction to run a case on atrocities against Rohingyas, reports UNB. The pre-trial chamber of the ICC has sent a letter in this regard on Monday and sought Bangladesh's opinion…

The Election Commission (EC) said yesterday (Tuesday) that it would appeal before the apex court against the High Court (HC) order that had stayed the Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) polls for three months. But experts say the appeal would not bring any positive result. The experts maintain that the…