BNP yesterday alleged that Awami League leaders are trying to make President Abdul Hamid controversial over formation of the Election Commission (EC) as they know they cannot return to power through fair polls, reports UNB. “We thank the President as he yesterday (Sunday) told the parliament that…

The High Court yesterday issued a rule asking the government to explain why the formation of a committee for scrutinising freedom fighter list should not be declared illegal, reports UNB. An HC bench comprising Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury and Justice JBM Hassan issued the rule following a writ…

State Minister for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Zunaid Ahmed Palak yesterday said the government is working to build a startup ecosystem in the country by keeping a three-layered pyramid structure in mind, reports BSS. "The innovators will be on top of the structure. They might…

A court in Pirojpur yesterday convicted two people and sentenced them to life term imprisonment for violating a schoolgirl in 2010. The court also fined Jewel Shikder, 30, and Haider Sheikh, 59- both residents of Lahuri village in Indurkani upazila of the district, Tk 20,000 each, in default, to suffer…

The government has suspended Atiqur Rahman Ankhi, Haripur union parishad chairman in Nasirnagar upazila of Brahmanbaria, in connection with the attack on the Hindu community, reports UNB. LGRD and Cooperatives Ministry issued a circular yesterday in this regard, Local Government Division Deputy Secretary…

The second death anniversary of Arafat Rahman Koko, the younger son of BNP founder Ziaur Rahman and current chairperson Khaleda Zia, will be observed today, reports UNB. BNP and its associate bodies have chalked out various programmes to mark the day. As part of the programmes, BNP will arrange a milad…

Two workers were killed and several others injured in a landslide while cutting a hillock for lifting stone in Companiganj upazila of Sylhet yesterday morning, reports UNB. The deceased were identified as Jalal Uddin of Chhanbari village and Chunu Miah of Bhagarpar village of the upazila. Pashchim Islampur…

US President Donald Trump has fulfilled a campaign pledge by signing an executive order to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), BBC reports. The trade deal, a linchpin of ex-President Barack Obama's Asia policy, was signed by 12 nations. "Great thing for the American worker what…

Mymensingh Medical College was closed indefinitely yesterday as tensions mounted at the institute over the suspension of three students following assaults on a fellow earlier in the day. The students left their dormitories as per the directive of the authorities. They left dormitories in the evening…

The death toll from the bombing of a refugee camp by Nigeria's air force has climbed to 236, a local official said yesterday — a sharp increase from earlier counts, UNB reports. A total of 234 victims were buried in Rann, where the camp is located, while two others died after being evacuated…