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60% call for independent probe into rights violations by police: Survey

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Sixty percent of those taking part in a survey have demanded investigations into allegations of human rights violations by the police through an independent…

60% call for independent probe into rights violations by police: Survey

Govt committed to bring looters to justice: CA press secretary

The government is committed to bring those, who have left the…

Govt committed to bring looters to justice: CA press secretary
Khandaker Mosharraf acquitted in graft case

A Dhaka court has acquitted BNP standing committee member and…

Khandaker Mosharraf acquitted in graft case

Hasina’s associates Salman, Sobhan, Nazrul and Javed spent millions in UK property

Hasina’s associates Salman, Sobhan, Nazrul and Javed spent millions in UK property

Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s associates have amassed a portfolio of British real estate worth almost £400 million, reveals a joint investigation…

Cumilla to be made division soon: Asif Mahmud

Cumilla to be made division soon: Asif Mahmud

Cumilla will be declared a division soon, said Local Government and Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Mahmud Sajib Bhuiyan on Saturday. “Cumilla demands division due to geographical…

Odhikar wins Asia Democracy and Human Rights Award

Odhikar wins Asia Democracy and Human Rights Award

Odhikar, a Bangladeshi human rights group, has been awarded the prestigious  Asia Democracy and Human Rights Award (ADHRA) this year for its decades long civil and political rights…

Govt to pursue charges of crimes against humanity against Hasina

Govt to pursue charges of crimes against humanity against Hasina

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim A Khan, called on Chief Adviser Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka today. During the talks,…

Indian media reports over slain lawyer were false

Indian media reports over slain lawyer were false

CA Press Wing Facts called false some Indian media reports over slain Chattogram lawyer Saiful Islam Alif claiming that he was representing Chinmoy Krishna Das. In a Facebook post…

Ukraine says Russia using landmines to carry out 'genocidal activities'

Ukraine says Russia using landmines to carry out 'genocidal activities'

Russia is carrying out "genocidal activities" by laying landmines on Ukraine's territory, an official from Kyiv's defence ministry told a landmine conference in Cambodia on Tuesday. Russia was planting landmines in "cities, farming households, public transport stations", said Oleksandr Riabtsev of Kyiv's defence ministry, adding these "genocidal activities" had affected areas home to six million Ukrainians.

Home Affairs Adviser senses local, international conspiracy over Chinmoy issue 

Home Affairs Adviser senses local, international conspiracy over Chinmoy issue 

Centring the worsening situation over the arrest of Hindu community’s spiritual and former ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das, Home Affairs Adviser Lt. Gen (retd) Md Jahanagir…

Status quo imposed on HC order stopping plying of battery-run rickshaws

Status quo imposed on HC order stopping plying of battery-run rickshaws

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday imposed status quo for one month on a High Court (HC) order that asked the authorities concerned to stop plying of battery-run…

Battery-run vehicle workers postpone protests after police assurances

Battery-run vehicle workers postpone protests after police assurances

The Battery-run Autorickshaw, Van and Easybike Sramik Union has called off their movement upon assurance from the police administration of addressing their demands.  Talking to…

Bangladesh seeks top international law firm for power deal review

Bangladesh seeks top international law firm for power deal review

The National Review Committee on Eenergy on Sunday asked the interim government to hire a reputed legal and investigative firm to assist its review of major power generation contracts…

Ex-Chief Justice Ruhul Amin dies at 83

Ex-Chief Justice Ruhul Amin dies at 83

Former Chief Justice Md Ruhul Amin died at a city hospital early Sunday. He was 83. He breathed his last at 4:30am at Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka. The former chief justice…

COP 29: BD seeks EU support for $200b to LDCs

COP 29: BD seeks EU support for $200b to LDCs

Bangladesh has urged European Union  (EU) to support a proposal for allocating US$ 200 billion to the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and the most climate vulnerable countries…

Baleen whales captured to study study hearing

Baleen whales captured to study study hearing

For the first time, scientists temporarily captured baleen whales and tested their hearing, a controversial step that brings researchers closer to understanding how some of the largest…

Russia announces providing 30,000mt cost-free fertilizer to Bangladesh

Russia announces providing 30,000mt cost-free fertilizer to Bangladesh

Russia has announced supplying 30,000 metric tonnes(MT) Muriate of Potash (MoP) fertilizer to Bangladesh free of cost as part of friendship and deep sincerity between the two countries.…