- Early wicket loss against India an accident: Razzak
- Attempts being made to hijack revolution to come to power: Amir Khasru
- Zelensky 'not ready' to sign minerals deal with US: source
- BNP’s goal is to establish government of the people: Mintoo
- Hamas hands over 6 hostages to Red Cross
- England makes highest team total as Duckett hits 151 in Champions Trophy
- EC suspends six employees over NID fraud
- CEC wants to hold elections like the Eid festival
- None can survive by means of corruption: Shafiqur Rahman
- AP sues three Trump administration officials
- Environmental protection will shape our future: Rizwana
- Israeli forces kill two Palestinian teenagers
- Disney’s 'Snow White' live-action remake drops motion poster
- Vietnam govt approves $8.36B railway project to China
- Creatinine levels: the silent indicator of kidney health
- No load shedding during Ramadan, summer, says energy advisor
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- Fakhrul urges democratic forces to build livable Bangladesh
- 'History will not forgive' failure to seal pandemic deal: WHO
- 85 Bangladeshis among 598 immigrants detained in Myanmar
Malaysia calls for stronger cooperation to combat illegal e-waste processing
Malaysia must strengthen inter-agency cooperation to combat illegal e-waste processing factories, said Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad; reports the Star. In a statement on Tuesday, he reaffirmed the Malaysian governments commitment to preventing...
Myanmar militia to deport 10,000 cyber scam workers
A Myanmar ethnic militia announced plans to deport 10,000 people linked to cyber scams from its territory to Thailand, part of a broader crackdown on illicit compounds. Scam hubs have proliferated in Myanmars border regions, where trafficked foreign workers are coerced into global fraud...
Capital market taskforce recommends modernization of 'Margin Rules, 1999'
The government taskforce for capital market reforms has proposed modernization of Securities and Exchange Commission (Mutual Fund) Rules, 2001 and Margin Rules, 1999. The Capital Market Reform Taskforce formed by the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) submitted draft...
Meta begins 5% workforce reduction as part of strategic shift towards AI
Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, has launched a series of performance-based layoffs, reducing its global workforce by 5%, or approximately 4,000 employees. This move is in line with CEO Mark Zuckerbergs strategy to raise the bar on performance and streamline operations. Employees...
Thai police crack down on foreign tourist offenses after Pai Hospital incident
Following the violent rampage at Pai Hospital, tourist police and Immigration Bureau (IB) officers are intensifying their crackdown on tourism-related offenses in Pai district, Mae Hong Son province. The incident involved four Israeli nationals who were deported after causing chaos at the hospital,...
Hasina, top officials were aware of enforced disappearances: HRW
The Human Rights Watch (HRW) found involvement of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasian and top officials of her administration in the events of enforced disappearances. The organization said: Major General Tarique Ahmed Siddique, Major General Ziaul Ahsan and several top officials of Bangladesh...
Home ministry forms task force to tackle illegal foreigners
The Ministry of Home Affairs has formed a task force to take action against illegal foreign nationals residing in the country. The ministry confirmed this in a notification issued on Monday, signed by Deputy Secretary Mohammad Kamruzzaman. The task force will be led by the Additional Secretary...
Revitalise Buriganga River, suggest Taskforce report
As the Buriganga River is on the brink of extinction, urgent action is needed for the survival of both the river and Dhaka, according to a report of a taskforce. Education and Planning Adviser Professor Wahiduddin Mahmud handed over the report of the taskforce on Re-strategising the Economy and...
Major among 4 security personnel martyred in Pakistan’s North Waziristan
Four security personnel, including a major, were martyred and 13 terrorists killed in two separate encounters in North Waziristan on Thursday, according to the militarys media wing and local sources, reads a DAWN report. In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) confirmed that...
HRW hands over report to CA, says Hasina directly ordered enforced disappearances, killings
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has handed a report on the July Uprising to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, saying that officers had told them the ousted Bangladesh dictator, Sheikh Hasina directly ordered enforced disappearances and killings. A HRW delegation led by Elaine Pearson, Asia...
DRCongo recalls diplomats from Rwanda as M23 forces threaten Goma
The Democratic Republic of Congo pulled its diplomats out of Kigali as the Rwanda-supported M23 rebels made progress towards the strategic city of Goma in the eastern region. Rwanda is determined to seize the city of Goma, Congolese army spokesman General Sylvain Ekenge told reporters late...
Investigations closed by ‘superior’s command’
The report of Enforced Disappearances Inquiry Commission has revealed that the victims were deprived of justice and basic rights during the Sheikh Hasina regime. According to the report, the attempts to find out victims and recovery them were barred by the authority and no bustle was seen from...
Police reforms aim to ensure neutrality, says IGP
Inspector General of Bangladesh Police (IGP) Baharul Alam reaffirmed the ongoing efforts to free the countrys police force from political influence during his address as the chief guest at the closing parade of the 40th Cadet Sub-Inspector (SI)-2023 batch. The parade was held at the Bangladesh...
Geneva set to host first-ever World Congress on Enforced Disappearances
The first World Congress on Enforced Disappearances will convene on Wednesday and Thursday in Geneva, marking a pivotal step in the global fight to prevent and eradicate this egregious human rights violation. This historic event will bring together governments, victims, civil society...
Chinese tourists cancel Thai trips amid safety concerns
Concerns over safety in Thailand have led to a surge in cancellations from Chinese tour groups ahead of the Chinese New Year holiday. Independent travelers are also showing slower booking patterns due to heightened fears. Recently, Hong Kong-based singer and actor Eason Chan canceled his concert...
Prosecution secures call records of Hasina, key officials
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) procession has obtained phone call records of Sheikh Hasina and others in alleged genocide during the mass uprising of July-August last year. Prosecutors have also uncovered crucial evidence related to forced disappearances during the same period,...
Arrest warrants against Hasina, 10 others
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has issued arrest warrants against 11 people including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina in connection with the disappearances during the 15-year rule of the Awami League. The two-member tribunal headed by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mazumdar issued the...
Brazilian investigators join forces to extract data from crashed Azerbaijani Airliner’s black box
A team of Brazilian air force investigators is collaborating with experts from three other countries to analyze data extracted from the black box of an Azerbaijani airliner that tragically crashed in Kazakhstan on December 25, killing 38 people. Azerbaijan has claimed the aircraft was...
3 additional IGPs sent into forced retirement
Three additional inspector generals of police (IGP) have been sent into forced retirement. On Wednesday (Jan 1), separate notifications signed by Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Nasimul Gani, announced the retirement of these officers. The officers are Mallick Faqrul Islam,...
Michael Chakma submits written complaint to ICT against Hasina, 8 others
Michael Chakma submitted a written complaint to the International Crimes Tribunal, naming nine individualsincluding former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasinaas the primary accused in cases of enforced disappearances. On Monday (Dec 30) morning, he submitted the complaint. He also submitted the...
DMP seeks public co-op to help shift to more community-based approach
Mohammad Masud Karim, additional police commissioner (Counter-Terrorism and Transnational Crime) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, emphasized the importance of mutual cooperation between the police and the public in fulfilling the expectations of the people from law enforcement. He made the remark...
Mobile surveillance tech used in enforced disappearances under past regime
The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances in Bangladesh has revealed that mobile phone surveillance technology was instrumental in locating victims before their secret abductions by the ousted regime of Sheikh Hasina. BSS reported this on Sunday. The commissions report, titled...
Qatar vows to halt EU gas sales over due diligence law
Qatar will cease gas exports to the European Union if the bloc enforces its new corporate due diligence law, Reuters said, the energy minister of the country Saad al-Kaabi warned in an interview with the Financial Times published on Sunday. The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive,...
Commission finds India's involvement in enforced disappearance
The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearance has found Indias involvement in enforced disappearances in Bangladesh, reports BSS. Indian involvement in Bangladeshs system of enforced disappearances is a matter of public record, the commission said in its report as it found intelligence...
Enforced disappearance victims faced brutal, methodical torture
The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearance has revealed that victims of enforced disappearance have endured systematic and inhuman torture in secret detention centers. The accounts of torture we have documented are both profoundly brutal and disturbingly methodical, the commission...
Experts call for diversified exports, investment in human capital to boost global competitiveness
Political and social stability, along with diversified export markets, are key to attracting foreign direct investments (FDI) and ensuring Bangladeshs global competitiveness, experts said on Tuesday at a public lecture at Dhaka. From his extensive experience with the Asian Development Bank...
Victims were held in eight secret detention centers
In 2010, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has abducted a youth from capitals Mohammadpur, and sewed his lips without any anesthetic. Besides, many others were killed by shooting on head, and the bodies were tied in cement bags and drowned in the rivers including Buriganga and Shitalakshya from...
Commission finds involvement of ex-PM Hasina in enforced disappearance
The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearance on Saturday submitted its first interim report to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, reports BSS. The five-member commission led by retired justice Mainul Islam Chowdhury handed over the report titled Unfolding the Truth to the Chief...