A Dhaka court has ordered the exhumation of 114 unidentified bodies buried following the recent anti-discrimination student movement, to facilitate identification and further legal procedures. On Monday, Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Mostafizur Rahman issued the order following a petition filed by Sub-Inspector Md. Mahidul Islam of Mohammadpur Police Station. The order was confirmed by Additional Public Prosecutor Mohammad Shamsuddoha Suman. ...

The UK government is set to announce plans to evacuate hundreds of children from Gaza for medical treatment, reports Arab News. Up to 300 children will be given free healthcare on the National Health Service, in a scheme running “in parallel” with the group Project Pure Hope, a source told The Times. So far, just three children from Gaza have ...

Residents of Sylhet have been experiencing frequent power cuts several times a day for almost three weeks as Kumargaon power station shut for almost three weeks. Bidyut Acharya, assistant engineer of the Kumargaon power plant, said that engineers who have been on reviving it however, say that the station may resume operations within this week. The 225-megawatt power station at ...

Harry Brook and Joe Root both struck superb centuries to put England within touching distance of a series-clinching win, before late wickets and rain brought high drama to the fourth day of the fifth and final Test against India at The Oval. England closed on 339-6, needing just 35 more runs to chase down a challenging target of 374, but ...

Inter Miami captain Lionel Messi will be sidelined indefinitely with what the MLS team described as a “minor muscle injury in his right leg” in a statement on Sunday. The 38-year-old Argentine legend suffered an upper right leg injury early in Miami’s penalty-kicks home win over Mexico’s Necaxa on Saturday in a Leagues Cup match. Messi went out in the ...

The Association of Travel Agents of Bangladesh (ATAB) has revoked its membership of Flight Expert, a major online travel agent (OTA), as its CEO fled the country after abruptly shutting down operations. In a press statement issued today, ATAB said that Salman Bin Rashid Shah Sayem, CEO and managing partner of Flight Expert, allegedly locked the company’s office, disabled its ...

Action has been taken against the members of different forces involved in the July uprising killings.A total of 1,168 police members have been accused in 761 cases across the country in the 11 months since the fall of the government,informed Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Monday. The TIB has commented that beyond some departmental measures, there has been no progress ...

Information and Broadcasting Adviser Mahfuj Alam has said that the implementation of the wage board for journalists involves multiple ministries but would be completed during the tenure of the interim government in coordination with all relevant authorities. The Information and Broadcasting Ministry is actively working on 12 reform projects recommended by the Media Reform Commission and expects to complete them ...

Attorney General (AG) Md Asaduzzaman and Chief Prosecutor Muhammad Tajul Islam have demanded the maximum legal punishment for Sheikh Hasina, Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, and Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun in a high-profile crimes against humanity case stemming from last year’s July mass uprising. In a hearing at International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 on Sunday, both state and prosecution lawyers submitted their opening statements, ...

A program called ‘Green school, clean school campaign in memory of July uprising martyrs in my eye’ was held to mark first July uprising anniversary at Madhyanagar upazila in Sunamganj district on Sunday afternoon. The program, organised by Sunamganj Zila Parishad and district administration was held in Madhyanagar BP High School and College’s hall room, with the commitment to build ...