Awami League has nominated Ekramul Hoque Titu as its mayor candidate in the maiden elections to Mymensingh City Corporation. The decision was taken at a meeting of the party's local government nomination board chaired by Sheikh Hasina at Ganabhaban yesterday, said a press release. Titu, who was…

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday alleged that the ruling Awami League has depoliticised the country by 'restoring one-party Bakasl rule as it did in 1975'. "Now, there's no politics in the country. Politics is now under the grip of one party," said the…

Switzerland has reiterated that all efforts towards resolving the Rohingya crisis must be guided by respect for obligations under international laws, particularly human rights law. The country has also called for full implementation of the recommendations stipulated in the final report of the Advisory…

The National Moon Sighting Committee will hold a meeting today to fix the date of the holy Shab-e-Barat of Hijri 1440 after reviewing reports on moon sighting of Shaban month. The meeting will be held at the conference room of Islamic Foundation Bangladesh in Baitul Mukarram National Mosque at 6.30…