।। AKM Zakaria ।। Bangladesh is going ahead with Myanmar’s pilot initiative to repatriate Rohingyas. It has appealed to the international community for support in this regard. Banglade... Read more
On May 3, The Eurasian Times, an online news portal, ran a story “China ‘keen’ to recruit Gurkha soldiers into its People’s Liberation Army; so, will it become the third country after the Un... Read more
।। Suriya Tarannum Susan ।। Custodial torture and death continue to be infamy in the criminal justice system of Bangladesh. Despite the presence of constitutional safeguards and legislative... Read more
IRRAWADDY: U Nay San Lwin is the co-founder of the Germany-based Free Rohingya Coalition, but better known on social media as Ro Nay San Lwin. Known for his Rohingya activism, he has describ... Read more
।। Eresh Omar Jamal ।। When the Awami League came to power in 2009, the amount of defaulted loans stood at Tk 22,481 crore. During its tenure in the government, that amount increased to a ma... Read more
।। Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan ।। Certain incidents in recent times, and of the past, have brought to mind that old proverb, ‘look before you leap’. The first event concerns the c... Read more
DSA’s new curbs and OTT draft rules give the opening ।। Mahfuz Anam ।। While Bangladesh is facing all sorts of challenges and our prime minister is regularly warning us about the food crisis... Read more
।। Raina Sabanta ।। As Queen Elizabeth II, the longest reigning British monarch – she was the queen for 70 years and 214 days – passed away last week, a clear division of opinion regarding h... Read more
।। K Shamsuddin Mahmood ।। THE dearth of adequate information or knowledge often may lead to situations which neither are desirable nor compatible with prevailing socio-economic conditions a... Read more
।। Maung Zarni ।। Last Friday, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations that deals with legal disputes among member states, dealt a blow t... Read more
।। John Rozario ।। Newspapers and news portals have been the most conventional and popular medium of conveying local, regional, national and international news to the readers. Newspaper serv... Read more
।। Shah Sabbir Alom ।। In the last three decades, the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has followed a trajectory that deviated itself from its stated goal of liberating Assam from the... Read more
– Families losing land to river erosion are forced onto boats – Generations displaced lose access to government systems – Finding solutions key as climate change drives mor... Read more
The decision will benefit a population of around 35 lakh people Umanand Jaiswal, Guwahati: The BJP-led Assam government has approved the identification of five Assamese Muslim sub-groups as... Read more
Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) and Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) have expressed concern over attack on two journalists at their work station. The journalist leaders urged... Read more
Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) leaders today demanded 60 percent interim allowances for journalists to help them mitigate their financial constraints due to price hike of dai... Read more
BSS: Chairman of Bangladesh Press Council (BPC) Justice Nizamul Huq has said that they have been working relentlessly to restore the clean image in the field of journalism for overall develo... Read more
There is no scope for debate about newspapers broadcasting digital content in their online platforms, believes the Editors’ Council. The global newspaper industry is trying to overcome the c... Read more
UNB: Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has urged the government to withdraw the proposed budgetary provision of allowing launderers to legalise their undeclared money, saying such... Read more
Over a dozen Bangladeshi banks that have opened their exchange houses in the UK since 2009 and onwards are now facing an existential crisis because of the UK’s tough stance on cash transacti... Read more
