Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) urged UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in a meeting to take steps to address the urgent issue of safety of journalists on Friday, reports UNB. Christophe Deloire, Secretary General of RSF and Joel Simon, Executive Director…

Charge d affaires of Bangladesh Embassy to Libya Muhammad Mozammel Haque escaped narrowly being hit by a bullet at the Embassy while observing the second day programme of 'Amar Ekushey' on the embassy premises on Friday evening, reports UNB. Three bullets pierced the embassy wall, one was almost…

Extending his personal support to the half-day hartal to be enforced by left parties in the capital on Tuesday protesting the fresh gas price increase, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said their party may also support it, reports UNB. “We consider the hartal is a token…

BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed yesterday said their party chairperson Khaleda Zia will be able to join the next general election even if she is convicted in the ‘false’ cases filed against her, reports UNB. “It’s a wrong perception that Khaleda Zia can’t participate in…

Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) yesterday staged a rally and formed human chain in front of Jatiya Press Club (JPC) here to press home their demand for constituting the 9th wage board, reports BSS. Members from across the country of the largest association of journalists joined the rally.…

Amid intervention by police at different places, National Committee to Protect Oil-Gas, Natural Resources and Power-Port yesterday observed its sit-in programme across the country to protest the government's move for setting up Rampal coal-fired power plant near Sundarbans and also the decision…

The verdict in a case filed over the death of minor boy Jihad in the city in 2014 will be delivered today, reports UNB. The six accused are Shafiqul Islam, contractor of M/S SR House, Md Jahangir Alam, senior sub assistant engineer (inspector of tube-well division) of Bangladesh Railway (BR), its assistant…

An annular eclipse of sun will occur today, reports BSS quoting Bangladesh Meteorological Department sources. The solar eclipse will start at 18 hours 10 minutes 54 seconds (BST) and will end at 23 hours minutes 36 minutes 00 seconds. The central eclipse will start at 19 hours 16 minutes 48 seconds…