Myanmar wanted to erase the Rohingya people through its use of "genocidal policies, The Gambia's foreign minister Dawda Jallow has told the UN's top court.
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is hearing a landmark case brought by the Muslim majority of a West African nation in 2019, which accuses Myanmar of deliberately trying to destroy the minority Muslim population. Myanmar has previously denied the allegations.
Michigan street renamed after Khaleda Zia
A street in the US state of Michigan has been renamed in honour of late Begum Khaleda Zia, the three-time former prime minister of Bangladesh and chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).
The Hamtramck City Council has approved a proposal to rename a section of Carpenter Street, between Joseph Campau Avenue and Conant Street, in recognition of Khaleda Zia.
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Additional Police Commissioner of the Detective Branch (DB), Shafiqul Islam, disclosed at a press briefing at the Media Centre of Dh...
Earlier, the CEC visited the eleven booths of the temporary centre established to cond...
Four councillors ...
Ganges waters talk may turn murky over politics, UN pact
Bangladesh and India have begun the process to renew a landmark agreement on sharing the waters of the Ganges, as analysts warn political disputes and uncertainty over Dhaka’s general election could complicate talks between the two neighbours.
Officials from both sides have started joint measurements of water levels in the Ganges, or Padma as the river is known in Bangladesh, as part of preparations to renew the agreement signed in 1996 and due to expire in December this year, according to Indian media reports, citing officials.
Awami vendetta behind Hadi murder
The police today submitted the charge-sheet accusing 17 individuals in the murder case of Inqilab Mancha convener Sharif Osman bin Hadi, 25 days after the gruesome killing.
Among those named in the charge-sheet are former councillor of Ward No. 6 of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and organising secretary of Dhaka City North Jubo League, Taijul Islam Chowdhury Bappi and Faisal Karim Masud.Additional Police Commissioner of the Detective Branch (DB), Shafiqul Islam, disclosed at a press briefing at the Media Centre of Dh...
Rooppur: Bangladesh’s nuclear bet on energy security
At a time when Bangladesh is grappling with a persistent gap between electricity demand and supply, the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) initially emerged as a source of optimism. However, owing to a range of global factors, the project has once again experienced delays. The plant is being constructed with two units using Russia’s VVER-1200 technology. Compared with nuclear power projects in other Asian countries, the construction cost of...Swapan Kumar Kundu:
EC confident holding election neutral
Chief Election Commissioner A M M Nasir Uddin today said the Election Commission (EC) remains confident and committed to holding a free, fair and neutral election.
He made the remarks this morning after visiting the appeal centre set up at the Election Commission building in Agargaon to receive appeals filed with the Commission against the decisions of Returning Officers on acceptance and rejection of nomination papers.Earlier, the CEC visited the eleven booths of the temporary centre established to cond...
