Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Dr. Asif Nazrul will carry out the administrative and financial responsibilities of Speaker of the Parliament as the post is vacant…

A court here on Monday acquitted online activist Pinaki Bhattacharya and former joint secretary of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) Mofizur Rahman Ashique from a case filed under the…

 Names of country’s six public medical colleges have been changed, dropping the names of individuals but highlighting names of the respective districts where the colleges…

International Crisis Group (ICG) is hosting an international webinar to provide insight on ambitious reform plans and prospects of interim government of Bangladesh after fall of authoritarian…

 The High Court (HC) on Wednesday adjourned till November 6 the hearing on a rule it issued questioning the legality of the 15th amendment of the constitution. A High Court Division…

Two separate courts here on Wednesday placed a total of eight people including four former ministers on different terms of remand in various cases filed with different police stations…

Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), the financial intelligence agency of the central bank, has summoned bank account details of 28 journalists.  The BFIU has sent letters…

The United States has laid emphasis on exercising fundamental freedoms, including the freedom of expression and freedom of assembly in Bangladesh. "We believe that the people of Bangladesh…

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Tuesday began his two-day Dhaka visit to discuss human rights issues.  Toufique Hasan, Director General (UN) of the Ministry…

The interim government does not plan to lift the prevailing bans on extremist groups Hizb ut-Tahrir and Ansarullah Bangla Team, according to the Chief Adviser's (CA) Press Wing. The…

Bangladesh on Sunday unequivocally condemned the recent Israeli military strikes on Iran, viewing these actions as a severe violation of Iran’s sovereignty and a breach of the…

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Sunday issued warrants for the arrest of 17 former police officers including former Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Habibur…

Bangladesh Army Chief General Waker-uz-Zaman called on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna here on Saturday. General Waker-uz-Zaman briefed the Chief Adviser about his recent visit to the United States and Canada during the meeting, the chief adviser's press wing said.

 Bangladesh Meteorological Department on Friday asked all maritime ports of the country to keep hoisted cautionary signal no three. The advice was given as Severe Cyclonic Storm…