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Speakers question government's role amid rising violence and election security concerns

, Dec. 21 -- Speakers at a citizens' dialogue on Sunday raised serious concerns over the government's role and responsibility amid a surge in political violence, targeted killings, and growing uncerta... Read More


No need to be kind to election disruptors: EC to law enforcers

, Dec. 21 -- The Election Commission has instructed law enforcement agencies to treat courteously only those who act humanely with fairness, while taking strict action against individuals who disrupt ... Read More


Framing of charges against Hasina, 16 others deferred till Dec 23

, Dec. 21 -- The international Crime Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) on Sunday fixed December 23 for hearing the charge framing against seventeen people including Sheikh Hasina and ten former army officers in a ca... Read More


BNP's Rony collects nomination form for election

, Dec. 21 -- M Manjurul Karim Rony, general secretary of Gazipur Metropolitan unit BNP, on Sunday collected his nomination paper to contest the parliamentary election from Gazipur-2 constituency. Ron... Read More


No Bangladesh media faced such arson attacks in 53 years: Mahfuz Anam

, Dec. 21 -- Stating that no media outlet in Bangladesh's 53-year history had ever faced arson attacks like the recent ones, The Daily Star Editor Mahfuz Anam on Sunday said the country is currently i... Read More


Stocks end lower; trading falls at DSE, improves at CSE

, Dec. 21 -- The country's stock markets closed lower on the first working day of the week on Sunday, with key indices declining on both bourses, trading fell on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) but inc... Read More


Deadline extended for local election observers

, Dec. 21 -- The Election Commission has extended the deadline until December 31 for local election observer organisations to apply for deploying their observers in the upcoming 13th parliamentary ele... Read More


Bangladesh envoy, family felt threatened during protest in New Delhi: Dhaka

, Dec. 21 -- Bangladesh on Sunday rejected remarks made by India's Ministry of External Affairs regarding demonstrations outside the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi, stating that the protests ... Read More


Bangladesh envoy felt threatened during protest in New Delhi: Dhaka

, Dec. 21 -- Bangladesh on Sunday rejected remarks by India's Ministry of External Affairs over demonstrations outside the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi, saying the protests left the High Co... Read More


Taking law into one's hand major obstacle to good governance: Adviser Khalid

, Dec. 21 -- Religious Affairs Adviser Dr AFM Khalid Hossain on Sunday said taking the law into one's own hands is a major obstacle to good governance. "This is an extremely condemnable and heinous a... Read More