Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday stressed the quick repatriation of Myanmar's forcibly displaced Rohingya people from Bangladesh to their own living places in Rakhaine, reports UNB. The Prime Minister said this when newly appointed UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in…

Visiting UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar Yanghee Lee yesterday laid emphasis on creating an environment in Rakhine for the sustainable return of Rohingyas to their homeland, reports UNB. She met Foreign Secretary M Shahidul Haque and expressed satisfaction over the overall…

The Election Commission yesterday said the High Court (HC) has actually stayed the elections to Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), including the by-election to its mayoral post, for six months and the polls to the 18 councilor posts of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) for four months, reports UNB.…

A court in Habiganj yesterday ordered judicial inquiry into the death of Chunarughat municipality's former ward councilor, who police said was killed in 'gunfight', reports UNB. Habiganj District and Sessions Judge Mohammad Atabullah passed the order after accepting a case filed by victim's…