Bangladesh

The students of Government Titumir College have been continuing their hunger strike in front of the college’s main entrance in Mohakhali for the third consecutive day on Friday, demanding university status along with six other demands. Some students from different departments joined the hunger strike on Thursday night with the five students who started the strike on Wednesday afternoon. Joint ...

The first phase of the Bishwa Ijtema has begun with Aam Bayan on the banks of the Turag River in Gazipur’s Tongi. The formalities of the Ijtema began after dawn on Friday (January 31). In the meantime, lakhs of devotees from home and abroad have arrived at the main pandal of the Ijtema ground on the banks of Turag. According ...

A court in Dhaka on Thursday (January 30) ordered the authorities concerned to attach a total of 175 bighas of land, worth Tk 368.25 crore, owned by businessman Mohammed Saiful Alam alias S Alam and his family members. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib passed the order, allowing a plea filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). Earlier on ...

Justice Shahed Nuruddin of the High Court who was sent on forced retirement on charge of his relationship with the fascist government, has sent his resignation letter to the President. The Supreme Court administration confirmed the matter to The Daily Observer Online on Thursday (January 30). It has been stated on the Supreme Court website that Justice Shahed Nuruddin has ...

A court in Dhaka has sentenced former lawmaker of Khulna-2 constituency Mizanur Rahman to 8 years in prison for acquiring illegal wealth beyond known source of income. Judge Muhammad Abu Taher of Special Judge’s Court-3, Dhaka announced the verdict on Thursday (January 30). He has been sentenced to 3 years of rigorous imprisonment under Section 26 (2) of the Anti-Corruption ...

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has blamed the defeated Awami League for destroying people’s trust in politics and called upon his party men to work towards regaining their eagerness to reshape the country in line with the spirit of the July-August mass upsurge. “Mistrust was fostered among the people towards political parties as Hasina-led dictatorship prolonged its stay on state ...

Former law minister Anisul Haque has been placed on a three-day remand in a case filed over attempting to kill a van driver named Insan Ali in Mohammadpur area during the anti-discrimination student movement. Metropolitan Magistrate M Azharul Islam passed the order as police presented Anis in court on Wednesday (January 29) and pleaded for a 5-day remand. The public ...

Nizam Uddin Ahmed, Business Editor at The Daily Observer, passed away at a private hospital in the capital early Wednesday. Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raziun. He was 71. He breathed his last around 5:50AM while undergoing treatment at Aurora Specialized Hospital. He left behind wife, two sons and a host of relatives and well-wisher to mourn his death. The ...

Barrister Zaima Rahman, daughter of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, will attend the ‘National Prayer Breakfast’ event in the United States on February 5-6. “Acting Chairman of the party, Tarique Rahman, will not be attending the ‘National Prayer Breakfast’ to be held in Washington, DC, United States on February 5 and 6. However, Tarique Rahman’s daughter Zaima ...

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin on Tuesday said the European Union (EU) has put emphasis on reform and assured all sorts of assistance ahead of the next general election. “They (EU) are ready to provide all sorts of assistance. They want a democratic transition to take place. They (EC) assured us of all kinds of support and they ...