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July victims’ families to share quota with FFs children
The interim government has decided to include the "family members" of those injured or killed in the July uprising in the admission quota for government secondary schools reserved for the children of freedom fighters and martyred…
Make int’l meet on Rohingya a success
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus yesterday called for making the upcoming international conference on the Rohingya crisis a big success to bring back focus on the decades-long humanitarian tragedy and mobilise more support for the…
Amendments must not serve any group
Eminent jurist Dr Kamal Hossain yesterday said that steps must be taken to ensure that the constitution cannot be manipulated to benefit any particular person or group.
"We must ensure that any change or amendment to the constitution…
Ensure free drinking water at public places
The High Court in a verdict yesterday declared the access to pure drinking and usable water a fundamental right of the citizens, saying it is the state's responsibility to ensure this right.
The court also directed the government to…
Shun vengeance, unite to rebuild Bangladesh
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday said the people expect the interim government to hold an acceptable election following swift implementation of minimal reforms to repair the state so that the country can return to democracy.…
Army chief urges not to disrupt judicial process of Pilkhana trial
Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman today urged everyone not to disrupt the judicial process of the Pilkhana massacre trial.
He made this call at an event at the RAOWA Club in Mohakhali, in remembrance of the army officers who…
Court orders ACC to freeze 27 bank accounts of Anisul Huq
A Dhaka court today ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to freeze 27 bank accounts of former law minister Anisul Huq and his associates in a case filed on charges of amassing wealth beyond known sources of income.
Judge Md Zakir…
84% people want independent Local Govt Commission: survey
About 84% of the people want an independent and strong Local Government Commission to be formed through enactment of a new law aiming to strengthen the country's local government system, a household survey revealed.
It showed that about…
Jamaat ameer demands national election after local govt polls
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman has demanded that the interim government hold the national elections after organising the local government elections across the country.
“The administrators are providing services to the…
Environmental protection will shape our future: Rizwana
Environmental protection is the key to shaping our future, and development must be pursued in a manner that does not exert excessive pressure on nature, said Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Adviser to the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate…