Protest to continue, confirms quota coordinators
Six leaders of the quota reform movement, who were released yesterday from the custody of the Detective Branch (DB) of police, have alleged they were coerced into withdrawing their programmes while in custody.
The coordinators in a statement released today (2 August) said, we did not voluntarily give the video statement broadcast from the DB office withdrawing the movement. No decision on the anti-discrimination student movement can come from the DB office.
They emphasised, "No decision will be made without consulting all coordinators and the agitating student...
The coordinators in a statement released today (2 August) said, we did not voluntarily give the video statement broadcast from the DB office withdrawing the movement. No decision on the anti-discrimination student movement can come from the DB office.
They emphasised, "No decision will be made without consulting all coordinators and the agitating student...
Clothing exports up amid $ 9b data discrepancy
The World Trade Organization (WTO) in its latest data has unveiled that Bangladesh exported $38.4 billion worth of clothing in 2023, making up 7.4% of the global market. However, according to the new data released on Thursday (1 August) through the WTO's interactive tool "World Trade Statistics 2023 – Key Insights and Trends", this figure is nearly $9 billion less than the $47.4 billion reported by the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB).
In May, Bangladesh found itself embroiled in a numerical puzzle when the Bangladesh Bank identified discrepancies in the co...
In May, Bangladesh found itself embroiled in a numerical puzzle when the Bangladesh Bank identified discrepancies in the co...
Jamaat-Shibir banned at last
The government has banned Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, its student wing Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir and all its associate bodies as political party and organizations in the country.
Home Ministry's Public Security Division issued a gazette notification in this regard today.
According to the gazette notification, as the political party Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir along with its all associate organizations were banned under clause 18(1) of the Anti-...
According to the gazette notification, as the political party Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir along with its all associate organizations were banned under clause 18(1) of the Anti-...
Bangladesh hopes UN Human Rights Office will avoid alignment with ‘smear campaigns’
Bangladesh says it wants to see that the leading UN entity on human rights does not align with the internationally financed and mobilized smear campaign being conducted against the country’s security and law enforcement agencies with the ulterior motive of creating political and social upheaval in the country.
“It would be regrettable if the OHCHR (Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights) were to be considered to be aligning with the internationally financed and mobilized smear campaign….,” an official source told UNB, quoting a diplomatic communication with UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk this week, reports UNB.
On July 23, Türk wrote to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, noting that in these challenging times, his office is ready to support her efforts in resolving the cur...
Social medias now dangerous business: Chief Justice
