Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen yesterday said Japan wants Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's presence in the International Conference on the Future of Asia to be held this year in Japan. Bangladesh also sought continued support from Japan to achieve its development goals and discussed ways to strengthen…

After a writ seeking cancellation of their oath was turned down, another petition was filed with the High Court Division yesterday challenging the legality of holding posts by MPs of the 11th parliament. The writ of quo warranto filed by Supreme Court lawyer Tawhidul Islam also prayed in the writ for…

A Dhaka court yesterday issued a warrant for the arrest of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a case filed for hurting people's religious sentiments over four years ago. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Jasim Uddin issued the warrant and directed police to submit a report by February 18 on execution of…

An Anti-Corruption Commission drive prompted by complaints to its 106 hotline resulted in show-cause notices issued against 30 teachers of the city's Willes Little Flower School and College yesterday, in relation to their involvement in 'coaching business'. The drive was carried out by a…

The prime accused in a case filed over the 'gang-rape' of a woman at Nabogram village in Kabirhat upazila reportedly confessed before a court in Noakhali yesterday to his involvement in the incident. Judge of the Noakhali-4 Cognisance Court Uzma Shukrana recorded the confessional statement of…

The government yesterday promoted four addional secretaries to the post of acting secretaries in different ministries and divisions yesterday. Primary education department director general Dr Abu Hena Mostafa Kamal has been made acting secretary to the cultural affairs ministry.  Additional secretary…

The draft of the President’s speech would be placed at the first cabinet meeting of the Sheikh Hasina government today (Monday). The cabinet meeting would be held at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), with PM Sheikh Hasina in the chair. Five other points on the agenda—the draft of…

The bodies of two workers, who along with 18 others went missing after a sand-laden trawler capsized in the Meghna River on Tuesday, were recovered yesterday on the 6th day of the rescue operation. The identities of the deceased could not be known yet. Mostofa Mohsin, assistant director (Diving) of…