Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said her government has been taking all necessary measures to protect the people's voting rights. "The people of this country will enjoy all sorts of their rights. Their basic rights, voting rights and democratic rights will remain ensured. It's our only goal and we've been
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Social distancing norms flouted at Kamalapur station
Social distancing went for a toss as thousands of people thronged Kamalapur Railway station on Tuesday to buy train tickets ahead of Eid-ul-Azha amid an uptrend of Covid infections in Bangladesh. People, most of them without masks, were seen waiting in long queues in front of ticket counters at Kamalapur Railway
Dhaka seeks proactive role of ASEAN
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has urged Indonesia and the ASEAN to play a proactive role to facilitate an early repatriation of the displaced Rohingya people currently sheltered in Bangladesh on humanitarian grounds.He reiterated that the problem was created by Myanmar and it has to be solved by Myanmar
Lawmakers, rights activists call for ensuring rights of domestic child help
Parliament members and civil society representatives at a dialogue on Monday called for coordinated efforts to ensure rights of domestic child helping hands. Action for Social Development (ASD), a non-profit, organised the dialogue on "Rights and Protection of Domestic Child: Necessity of Law" at Parliament Members Club auditorium. The speakers said government
Load-shedding rises as power plants suffer gas crisis
The countrywide load-shedding of electricity has been rising because of a huge gas shortage that has led to a significant fall in power generation. Bangladesh Power Development Board's official data shows that the country had to resort to 1,500 MW of load-shedding on Sunday while there was a forecast of a
CEC assures OECD countries’ envoys to hold inclusive
Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal on Sunday reiterated the commission’s commitment to hold an “inclusive and acceptable” national election fulfilling the expectation of all. Heads of missions representing the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries had a “constructive meeting” with the CEC and discussed the preparations of the
Vested quarter conspiring to oust AL govt: PM
Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina on Monday warned that a vested quarter has been trying to oust her Awami League government despite its stellar success in putting the country on the road to development and prosperity. "Why do they want to thwart the Awami League government? What is
Workers’ blockade snaps Dhaka’s rail link
Rail communications between Dhaka and other parts of the country remained snapped for an hour on Monday as a section of railway workers blocked the rail tracks at Tongi railway junction demanding reinstatement of their jobs. The blocked the rail tracks at 11:00am and lasted till 12:00pm. No trains left or
3 more Bangladeshi hajj pilgrims die in three days
Three more Bangladeshi hajj pilgrims have died in Saudi Arabia's Mecca in four days till Monday , according to Bangladesh Hajj Management Portal. The deceased were Tapan Khandoker, 62, from Dhaka, Layla Aktar, 52, from Madaripur, and Md Khaybar Hossain, 55, from Rangpur. Khaybar Hossain died on Sunday while Tapan and Layla
