Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday stressed the need for the quick repatriation of the displaced Rohingyas to their place of origin in Rakhine State…

A court in Dinajpur yesterday sent three people, including a former managing director of Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Limited (BCMCL), to jail in a case filed over the disappearance of coal worth Tk 243.28 crore from the coalmine. It, however, granted bail to 20 other people, including six former…

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 yesterday indicted former director general of National Security Intelligence (NSI) Muhammad Wahidul Haque in a crimes against humanity case. Justice Md Shahinur Islam, chairman of the three-judge panel of the ICT- 1, passed the order in presence of the accused…

Bangladesh has ranked 88th out of 117 qualifying countries on the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2019 with a score of 25.8, which is higher than India and Pakistan. Pakistan ranked 94 with a score of 28.5 while India ranked 102 with a score of 30.3 in terms of severity of hunger, according to the GHI report…