Even a day after the Awami League’s (AL’s) Narayanganj lawmaker Shamim Osman allegedly violated the electoral code of conduct by holding a press conference to seek votes for AL mayoral candidate Selina Hayat Ivy, the Election Commission (EC) did not know the details of the incident. “I…

The government is set on introducing high-speed rail in the country, with the commercially vital Dhaka-Chittagong route earmarked for installation of the advanced tracks to support high-speed railway travel, reports UNB. Travellers between Bangladesh’s two most economically vibrant centres, capital…

Law Minister Anisul Huq yesterday said the government will take stern action if incidents of extrajudicial killing or oppression are brought to its notice, reports UNB. “We believe extrajudicial killing is a great hindrance towards establishing the rule of law. We’ll take stern action if…

Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu yesterday called upon the country’s freedom fighters to uphold the true history of the country before the new generation as the nation had been conveyed distorted history of Liberation War after the assassination of Bangaban­dhu, reports BSS from Jhalakathi.…

State Minister for Indian External Affairs MJ Akbar yesterday met Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali MP at the Elegant Room Bangabandhu International Convention Centre in the city, reports UNB. Palestine Foreign Minister Dr Riad Malki also paid a courtesy call on the Foreign Minister on the sidelines of…