President casts vote thru postal ballot, urges citizens to vote on Jan 7
President Mohammed Shahabuddin today exercised his franchise through postal ballot for the upcoming 12th parliamentary election slated for January 7, urging the countrymen to fulfil their civic duty by voting
Yunus' unjust conviction must be immediately reversed: Kerry Kennedy
Kerry Kennedy, president of US-based Robert F Kennedy Human Rights, has called for immediate reversal of the "unjust conviction" handed against Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus
Yunus is our national asset but he committed crimes: foreign minister
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus is a national asset, but he has been punished for his criminal activities
HC defers Fakhrul's bail hearing till next week
The High Court today deferred till next week the hearing on the rule regarding BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir's bail in a case filed over vandalising the chief justice's residence on October 28
Letter to CJ on boycotting court: Two SC lawyers summoned on Jan 11
The Appellate Division of the apex court today summoned two Supreme Court lawyers, Mohammad Mohsen Rashid and Shah Ahmed Badal, over their letter to the chief justice informing him of their court boycott programme
Armed forces deployed ahead of Jan 7 polls
Members of the armed forces have been deployed today across the country to assist the local civil administration in holding the January 7 national election in a free, fair, and peaceful manner
PM to address rallies virtually in five districts, one upazila today at 3pm
Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina will join election rallies virtually in five districts and one upazila today
US highlights criticism of Yunus' conviction
The United States drew attention Tuesday to international condemnation of Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus's conviction in Bangladesh in what his supporters called a politically motivated prosecution
Ctg-Dhaka train movement disrupted due to derailment
Train services from Chattogram to Dhaka are being disrupted as a compartment of a passenger train derailed in Sitakunda upazila this morning
Paturia-Daulatdia ferry services resume after 9 hours
The ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia and Aricha-Kazirhat routes were suspended for nine hours and over eleven hours respectively today amid poor visibility due to dense fog
Ayesha Khanam remembered
Yesterday was the death anniversary of Bangladesh Mahila Parishad president and freedom fighter Ayesha Khanam -- a guardian of the women’s movement in Bangladesh, who dedicated her life to the rights of deprived, oppressed and disenfranchised women.
‘Failure to hold free, fair polls will turn country into failed state’
If the national election is not free, fair and acceptable, the state itself will be a failed state, said Election Commissioner Anisur Rahman yesterday.
Yunus verdict: Is he above law, did govt punish him, asks Quader
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday said Prof Muhammad Yunus was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment by the court, and the Awami League government had nothing to do with the verdict.
Armed forces on polls duty from today
Armed forces personnel start election duties today to help ensure a peaceful atmosphere across the country for the January 7 polls.
Yunus verdict: ‘It was a result of political vendetta’
Ganatantra Mancha, a platform of some opposition organisations, yesterday alleged that the Labour Court’s verdict against Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus is an outcome of the Awami League government’s political vengeance.
Lakshmipur-1: Independent’s threat to RO costs him his candidacy
The Election Commission yesterday cancelled the candidacy of Lakshmipur-1 independent candidate Habibur Rahman Paban, also a presidium member of Jubo League, for violating the electoral code of conduct.
‘464 politicians, 442 journos sued in last five years’
The rights of people have been curtailed significantly in the country, said speakers at a webinar yesterday.
Rejoinder, our reply
Social Islami Bank Limited sent a rejoinder to a report published by The Daily Star on December 24 with the headline “Loan scams ate up Tk 92,261cr in 15 years: CPD”.
Swing voters hold the key
The fate of Mymensingh-4 constituency hinges on the votes of 11 unions, including five in char areas (shallow lands that rise from a river when water level decreases).
12kg LPG cylinder now costs Tk 1,433
Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission today set the price of one kg of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) at Tk 119.40 for the month of December, up from Tk 117.02 last month.
Woman killed after being run over by train
A former union parishad member died after a locomotive ran her over in Kulaura upazila of Moulvibazar yesterday around 1:00pm.
