Bangladesh
Review committee to work to restore canals of Dhaka
A review committee will be formed to remove illegal structures and restore the canals that once flowed through Dhaka City.
BNP to hold rally in city on Monday
BNP will observe what it says ‘democracy-killing day’ on Monday with various programmes, marking the first anniversary of the 11th parliamentary election.
AL committed ‘treason’ through ‘vote robbery’: Oikyafront
Jatiya Oikyafront senior leaders on Sunday accused the ruling Awami League of committing an act of ‘treason’ by indulging in ‘vote robbery’ on December 29, the night before the 11th parliamentary election last year.
JaPa picks Saifuddin, Kamrul for DSCC, DNCC mayoral polls
Jatiya Party nominated Haji Saifuddin Ahmed Milan and Brig General (retd) Kamrul Islam as its mayoral candidates for the elections to Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) respectively.
Modernise higher education system: President
President Abdul Hamid on Sunday called for modernising Bangladesh’s higher education system and making it time-befitting.
Case against Ducsu VP ‘unexpected’: BGSRPC
Bangladesh General Students Rights Protection Council (BGSRPC), the platform that came to the limelight by leading the quota reform movement, has termed the filing of case against Ducsu VP Nurul Haque Nur and his supporters as ‘unexpected’, as they didn’t attack or hurt anyone.
BGSRPC leaders held a press conference at the Teachers Students Centre (TSC) of Dhaka University Sunday afternoon.
Bin Yamin Mollah, joint convener of the platform, read out a written statement where they criticised DU Proctor AKM Golam Rabbani for his failure to protect students.
Bin Yamin said, "Chhatra League has created a ‘Fear Culture’ on campuses of educational institutions resorting to continuous terror. In the latest incident, they attacked Ducsu VP and others brutally. University authorities also worked in favor of the attackers by removing the CCTV footage.”
Will work to ensure benefits of DSCC citizens, if elected: Taposh
Awami League (AL) mayoral candidate Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh on Sunday said he will work for the welfare of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) citizens, if he is elected in the upcoming city election.
Dr Ahmad Kaikaus new principal secretary to PM
The government has appointed Dr Ahmad Kaikaus as the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister.
Sylhet’s train services resume after 5 hrs
Rail communications of Sylhet with the rest of the country were restored after a five hours of suspension on Sunday following derailment of a freight train at Baramchal in Kulaura upazila of Moulvibazar district.
Labour migration sees fall by 10 pc in 2019: Report
Despite increased inflow of remittance in 2019, labour migration from Bangladesh has declined by about 10 percent compared to the previous year, says a new study.