A state-appointed defence lawyer on Sunday argued before International Crimes Tribunal-1 that former prime minister Sheikh Hasina did not resign from office on August 5th, 2024, but was instead compelled to leave for India. Md Amir Hossain, representing Hasina and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, made the claim while cross-examining Nahid Islam, convenor of Jatiya Nagorik Party (NCP) and ...

A panel of vaccine advisors named by Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr on Friday said that COVID-19 shots should be administered only through shared decision-making with a healthcare provider, scrapping a broad recommendation but maintaining access through health insurance. The two-day meeting highlighted deep divisions over the future of the US immunisation schedules under Kennedy, who has long promoted ...

Home Affairs adviser Lt Gen (retired) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said that members of law enforcement agencies will be on the field from September 24 to ensure peaceful celebrations of Durga Puja. “The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs will appoint 80,000 volunteers during the festival this year as it is important for all of us to remain vigilant.” ...

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has alleged that a deep-rooted conspiracy is underway to undermine Bangladesh’s independence and sovereignty. Speaking at a discussion held at the National Press Club on Sunday, Rizvi said, “Since August 5, the changed political situation has triggered threats from neighboring countries and the rise of various forces inside the country. This has ...

Bangladesh’s leather industry has been struggling to surpass the US $1.0 billion export mark for over a decade, hindered by compliance gaps and insufficient new investment, said sector leaders and economists. Industry stakeholders describe the sector as ‘trapped in a billion-dollar cage’, with multiple challenges preventing it from reaching its estimated $5 billion potential by 2030. Experts highlight inadequate infrastructure, ...

Thousands of protesters gathered in Manila on Sunday to demand accountability over a massive corruption scandal involving flood control projects believed to have cost billions of dollars. Police and troops were placed on high alert to prevent violence as organizers aimed for one of the country’s largest anti-corruption demonstrations. Protesters carried Philippine flags and banners reading “No more, too much, ...

The United Kingdom is expected to formally recognize a Palestinian state on Sunday, moving forward despite opposition from the United States, after concluding that Israel has failed to meet the conditions it previously set regarding the ongoing war in Gaza. Although largely symbolic, British officials hope the move will boost diplomatic efforts to end the conflict and help revive the ...

A 4-magnitude earthquake jolted Sylhet and its adjoining areas at around 12:19PM on Sunday. According to Bangladesh Meteorological Department, the epicenter of the quake was in Chhatak upazila of Sunamganj district.Traditional clothing The epicentre of the earthquake was 185 km north-east of BMD Seismic Centre , Agargaon, Dhaka, according to BMD.

The National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam has said that the Awami League should be brought under trial as a political party without delay. He made the remarks on Sunday while speaking to journalists after giving testimony and facing cross-examination in the case over crimes against humanity committed during the July–August 2024 mass uprising against ousted Prime Minister Sheikh ...

Four prosecution witnesses testified on Sunday in three graft cases filed over alleged corruption in RAJUK plot allocations against ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, Sheikh Rehana’s daughter Tulip Rizwana Siddiq and several others. The witnesses, Eastern Housing Ltd’s Executive General Manager Mohammad Farhaduzzaman, Assistant Executive Member Himel Chandra Das, Operator Sheikh Shamsher Ali and Housing ...