The Supreme Court’s Appellate Division on Thursday upheld a High Court (HC) order that acquitted all convicts, including BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman and former State Minister for Home Affairs Lutforzzman Babar, in the sensational August 21 grenade attack case. A six-member Appellate Division bench, led by Chief Justice Dr Syed Refaat Ahmed, issued the order. On December 1 last ...

Outgoing French Ambassador to Bangladesh Marie Masdupuy paid a farewell courtesy call on Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia at her residence, ‘Firoza,’ in the capital’s Gulshan on Tuesday night. According to BNP Chairperson’s media wing member Shamsuddin Didar, senior party leader Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan and Khaleda Zia’s personal physician Professor Dr AZM Zahid Hossain were also ...

Maldivian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Shiuneen Rasheed paid a courtesy call on Bangladesh’s Foreign Secretary, Ambassador Asad Alam Siam, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka. High Commissioner Shiuneen congratulated Foreign Secretary Siam on his appointment and reaffirmed the Maldives’ commitment to further strengthening the close friendship and cooperation between the two countries. Discussions focused on enhancing bilateral and ...

The third and final T20I between Bangladesh and the Netherlands has been officially called off due to persistent heavy rain, resulting in a no-result at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Wednesday. The match was abandoned without the Netherlands getting a chance to start their innings. Earlier in the first innings, Bangladesh finished on 164-4 in 18.2 overs. Litton was ...

ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) has proposed convening an international conference bringing together Bangladesh, China and ASEAN member states to push for a political resolution to the protracted Rohingya crisis. The proposal was raised on Wednesday during a meeting between an APHR delegation and Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna. “Two urgent priorities ...

Former US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter D. Haas made a visit to Cox’s Bazar on Wednesday, reportedly for a project-related inspection in Maheshkhali. Peter Haas arrived in Cox’s Bazar on a US-Bangla Airlines flight from Dhaka, accompanied by two individuals on Wednesday morning. The flight landed at approximately 9:30 AM. From the airport, they proceeded directly to BIWTA ghat in ...

A Dhaka court has placed actor Siddiqur Rahman Siddiq on a three-day remand in connection with the murder of furniture worker Parvez Bepari during last year’s anti-discrimination student protests in Gulshan. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ziadur Rahman passed the order on Wednesday after hearing a remand petition filed by Gulshan Police Sub-Inspector Samiul Islam, who had sought 10 days of ...

Police have arrested a young man during a special operation at Kulaura upazila in Moulvibazar district with a large quantity of Indian bidis that were illegally brought into the country. The arrest took place at Dattagram area of the border-adjacent Sharifpur union in the upazila. The arrested individual is Tuhin Ahmed, 20, son of Motalib Mia, a resident of Monoharpur ...

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Baharul Alam on Wednesday said that 4,000 assistant sub-inspectors (ASIs) are being recruited ahead of the national elections. ”Of the 4,000 ASIs, 2,000 will be recruited directly for ensuring security during the general elections, while another 2,000 will be added to the force through promotions. We came to the Ministry of Public Administration over this ...

Sylhet is a popular destination for nature lovers as many important tourist spots, green forests, lush tea gardens, hilly rivers and waterfalls are located in the region. But, if you give a brief tour to Sylhet city, you should visit seven spots that will help you get a glimpse of the significance of the city. Here are seven spots you ...