Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) president Prof. Dr Badruddoza Chowdhury has said a neutral government is more essential than a neutral Election Commission (EC) to hold a free, fair and acceptable election. “There might be many people acceptable in the country to form the Election Commission, but…

Labour trade union leaders yesterday said that the lack of justice has let the spree of labor deaths due to industrial accidents go unabated. The leaders…

Law Minister Anisul Huq yesterday said the government is going to enact a ‘religious minority protection law’, reports UNB. He came up with the announcement while talking to reporters at his Secretariat office. The move to formulate the new law came amid growing concerns over the recent…

After a hiatus of two days, the fourth edition of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL)-T20 will resume today with the third phase matches at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS). The country’s ‘Home of Cricket’ once again got abuzz with the activities of all the franchisee teams…

As part of the party’s plan to overhaul its grassroots units, the triennial council of Jamalpur district unit BNP will be held tomorrow reports UNB. BNP vice chairman M Shahjahan will inaugurate the programme at a Singhajani High School ground at 10am in Jamalpur district town, said a party press…

At least 67 people were killed when part of a power station under construction in China collapsed yesterday, state media reported, the latest industrial accident in a country with a dismal safety record, reports AFP from Beijing. A cooling tower platform plunged to the ground in the early hours, trapping…

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif yesterday said: “Kashmir issue is an unfinished agenda of the Partition; we will never abandon our Kashmiri brethren in their freedom struggle.” The Prime Minister said during a high-level meeting, reports The Dawn. Meanwhile, Pakistan’s air force…

The Supreme Court yesterday gave the government a week to publish gazette notification on the lower court judges’ discipline rules, reports UNB. An eight-member Appellate Division bench, headed by Chief Justice SK Sinha, came up with order following a petition. Attorney General Mahbubey Alam who…

Nights will be warmer in the next three days, weathermen said yesterday (Thursday). A westerly disturbance may inject plenty of moisture into the air, which would mix with moisture from the Bay from an extended trough of a low over the north-east Bay of Bengal, offshoot of a seasonal low over the south…

Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury yesterday suggested BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia to form a ‘combined opposition front’ together with major and small political parties to ‘restore’ democracy and people’s voting rights’, UNB reports. “I call…