BNP senior leader Gayeshwar Chandra Roy on Monday urged citizens to vote for his party’s ‘Sheaf of Paddy’ symbol, saying it would allow him to continue serving the people. “Go to the polling station with mothers and sisters on the morning of February 12 and vote for the &ls
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Monday noted that despite an announcement to establish the practice of disclosing the asset statements of members of the Council of Advisers and government employees, they failed to set a positive example. According to the TIB report, the growth and i
Authorities have transferred 15 more Chittagong Port officials involved in protests against lease of the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) to foreign handlers, a move denounced as “harassment”. The Ministry of Shipping announced the reshuffle on Monday, citing “official necess
A Dhaka court on Monday sent Managing Director (MD) of Biman Bangladesh Airlines Shafiqur Rahman, his wife and two others to jail in a case filed over torturing domestic help. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Ehsanul Islam passed the order when sub-inspector of Uttara West Police Station, Ro
British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke has met Chief of Army Staff General Waker‑uz‑Zaman to explore ways to deepen defence ties. She also reaffirmed the UK’s long‑standing encouragement of free, fair, credible and peaceful elections in Bangladesh, said the High Commission on Mo
