The High Court yesterday issued a rule asking the government to explain as to why the bail of Haimchar upazila chairman Nur Hossain Patwari in a case filed for 'walking over a human bridge made by schoolboys' should not be cancelled, reports UNB. An HC bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice…

Voicing concern over the special provision in the Child Marriage Restraint Act that allows underage marriage in special cases, Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Kazi Reazul Hoque yesterday said it will create an obstacle to controlling to child marriage despite the government's…

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) yesterday approved the construction of 560 model mosque cum Islamic Cultural Centers in each district and upazila involving an estimated cost of Tk 9062.41 crore, reports UNB. The approval came from the Ecnec meeting held at the NEC conference…

Voting for elections to three municipalities -- Meherpur and Beanibazar in Sylhet, and Maksudpur in Gopalganj; and 14 Union Parishads in Banshkhali Upazila of Chittagong – ended mostly peacefully with stray incidents of violence in Chittagong, reports UNB. Three people sustained bullet injuries…

Indian High Commission in Dhaka yesterday announced that the freedom fighters will henceforth be eligible for five-year multiple entry tourist visas, reports UNB. The decision was taken during the visit of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to India on April 7-10. At present, Bangladesh nationals, above the…

The National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports on Tuesday demanded that the government realise compensation from US oil giant Chevron for the damage it caused to three gas fields through excessive production before allowing it to wind up its business in the country, reports…

The results of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations will be published on May 4, reports UNB. The results will be handed over to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the morning on that day, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid told reporters yesterday night.