A legal notice has been served on the authorities concerned to cancel or withdraw the oath taken by lawmakers elected in 11th national parliamentary election. It claims that the oath-taking was in clear violation of the Constitution. Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) secretary barrister AM Mahbub…

Drivers and employees of the Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) bus service went on strike in the city’s Joar Shahara depot yesterday demanding their dues and arrears. No buses left the depot following the strike. This strike halted the public bus service on the Abdullahpur-Motijheel,…

The 24th Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) begins at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the city today. President Abdul Hamid will inaugurate the fair for the time at 3pm. The DITF is usually opened by the Prime Minister. However, Prime Minister Sheikh is now very busy, Avijit Chowdhury, Director General of…

Two suspected drug traders were killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Domdomia of Teknaf upazila early Monday. The deceased were identified as Sabbir Hossain, 25, son of Md Ibrahim Sheikh, hailing from Chitalmari upazila in Bagerhat district and Hafizur Rahman,…

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived yesterday on an unannounced visit to Beijing for talks with President Xi Jinping, as preparations ramp up for an expected second summit with Donald Trump. China is the isolated, nuclear-armed North's key diplomatic ally and main source of trade and aid, and…