Bangladesh and the United States are likely to co-host a sidelines event on the United Nations High Level Meeting on large scale movement of refugees and migrants during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in September this year in New York.   During her recent visit to Dhaka, US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Desai Biswal, indicated that US President…

The Sunday's Higher Secondary Certificate and its equivalent examinations have been rescheduled following the Jamaat-e-Islami's countrywide hartal. According to the decision, the Sunday's examinations will be held on Monday (May 9). Md Mahbubur Rahman, the President of a sub-committee related to the examinations, confirmed this to media tonight.Earlier the Jamaat-e-Islami called a 24-hour…

The government will file an appeal with the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court against the High Court's judgment that scrapped the 16th amendment to the constitution.   Law, justice and parliamentary affairs minister Anisul Huq on Thursday said this in Parliament while delivering statement under the rule 300 of the rules of procedure following harsh criticism by some MPs over the HC's…

The High Court (HC) on Thursday has declared the 16th amendment to constitution that established the parliament to impeach Supreme Court (SC) judges for incapacity or misconduct illegal and contradictory to the Constitution.   After hearing a writ petition in this regard, a three-member special bench led by Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury by majority view declared the amendment illegal and unconstitutional.…

Nine years ago, Rahman Mizanur arrived in Singapore to work.   The Bangladesh national worked here on and off, and last returned here in December last year.   He was a draftsman in a local construction company, on an S Pass.   Significantly, the 31-year-old had also become deeply radicalised.   A month after he arrived, he began recruiting followers among his countrymen working…

Two people were killed and another was injured as a train hit a truck at Gohalia Bari level crossing in Kalihati upazila of Tangail district early Thursday.   The deceased were identified as Mihir Ghosh, 52, driver of the truck, and his helper Fazlu Miah, 33.   Quoting officer-in-charge of Bangabandhu Bridge (East) Police Station Arshadul Rahman, news agency UNB said Lalmonirhat-bound train…

The High Court is all set to pass its order on a writ petition filed challenging the legality of 16th Constitution amendment establishing Parliament’s power to remove the Supreme Court judges on Thursday.   Earlier, on March 10, a three-member special HC bench, headed by Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury, fixed the date on completion of hearing.   The two other judges of the bench are…

Terming terrorism and extreme violence as a "great challenge" for the Muslim Ummah, Bangladesh and Kuwait agreed to work together against these menace.   The two countries also reached a consensus to further expand cooperation in the fields of economy, investment, trade, energy, manpower, military and ICT, reports BSS.   The consensus came during officials talks between the two…

A Dhaka court on Wednesday put Mahfuzur Rashid Ferdous, a teacher of Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology (AUST), on a 2-day remand in a case filed over sexually harassing two female students of the university.   The court also rejected a bail petition submitted by Mahfuzur’s lawyer.   Ferdous is an Associate Professor of the university's Department of Electrical &…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today ruled out any possibility of increasing the age limit in the government services from 30 years.   Replying to a question from treasury bench member Nurul Islam Omar, the prime minister said students are now passing out from the universities after obtaining honours and master degrees at the age of 22 to 23 as there is no session jam in the educational institutions.…

Singapore ordered detention of eight Bangladeshis on Wednesday for two years for allegedly plotting attacks in Bangladesh. The eight Bangladeshi men held in Singapore had formed an Islamist cell that met in parks and open fields and shared radical propaganda and videos, authorities in the city-state said on Wednesday. The Singapore home ministry said it had issued two-year detention orders for the…

Dhaka Metropolitan Police on Wednesday banned occupational stickers including that of press, police and lawyer and the use of hooters, hydraulic horns and beaconing lights in private vehicles.Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia made the announcement at a press conference at the DMP headquarters.He said that miscreants were now using such occupational stickers and getting away with…

An incendiary broke out at a slum located at East Raja Bazar area in the capital this morning that burnt at least 10 shanties. No casualty was reported in this connection immediately. Being informed, ten firefighting units were trying to douse it till 9:35am. The cause of the fire could not be ascertained immediately. Locals said that the fire originated at 8:20am. Fourth class employees of Dhaka…