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DHAKA, Aug 20, 2019 (BSS) – The Supreme Court Appellate Division today stayed for eight weeks the High Court order that had imposed status quo on publishing gazette notification for implementing the recommendations of ninth wage board for journalists and employees of newspapers and news agencies. A four-member apex court bench headed by Chief Justice […]

Islamist group holds nationwide demos on Friday Special Correspondent The Left Democratic Allinacne (LDA) on Wednesday staged a demonstration in Dhaka protesting against Indian government’s scrapping special status for Kashmir. Addressing the protest demonstration, left=wing leaders said that it was unfortunate for India to get a communal and fanatic Prime Minister Norendra Modi who had […]

BNP Slams government for failure Special Correspondent The BNP has demanded resignation of Health Minister Zahid Maleque and Dhaka Mayors Atiqul Islam and Mohammad Sayeed Khokon for their “failure” to prevent an outbreak of dengue. Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir raised the demand following a meeting of the party’s policymaking body the National Standing […]

DHAKA, August 7, 2019 (BSS) – The government is closely observing the situation in Kashmir, India, said Awami League General Secretary and road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader. “As a neighbour we are closely observing the situation in Kashmir, India. We have no right to say anything and raise question about the internal matters […]

Special Correspondent The dengue outbreak in Bangladesh, the worst-ever onslaught of the deadly mosquito-borne disease in country’s history, has hit the headlines in the leading international media outlets. The number of dengue patients continued to rise with 1,477 more patients of the viral fever hospitalized across the country in the last 24 hours until 8am […]

Special Correspondent Japan has offered to mediate Rohingya crisis, a stalemate situation between bangladesh and Myanmar . Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono convey the desire to his Bangladesh counterpart during his visit to Dhaka. While talking to reporters after a bilateral meeting in on Thursday, Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said, “Japan is […]

Muhammad Quamrul Islam At the outset let us thank esteemed weekly Holiday carried an article of Syed M.Fuad wrote from the Georgia State University, USA, in its last issue Friday July 26, 2019 on’ Flood-affected people vis-a-vis chasing sensationalism: Vacillating position of the media’ and hope it might have attracted the attention of mainstream national […]

Special Correspondent Bangladesh is at risk of falling into a vicious cycle unless the Rohingya crisis is resolved by ensuring sustainable repatriation of the people of the displaced community to their homeland in Rakhine of Myanmar, experts said at a discussion on Tuesday in Dhaka. Prolonged Rohingya crisis will have a ‘littering’ of the region […]

Special Correspondent More than 100 people have died from drowning, snakebite or water-borne diseases during two weeks of floods throughout Bangladesh. Over 3 million people have been hit by floods in 28 districts and more than 11,500 have been affected by diarrhoea and other diseases as water has started to recede, according to the ministries […]

Special Correspondent Despite the succession of GM Quader as chief of the Jatiya Party (JP-Ershad), the crisis centring the true leadership of the party is far from over, as multiple factions, including a group led by Raushan Ershad, are trying to hold sway over the party rank and file. Many experts predicted that the JP, […]