UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon met Saturday for a second time with Than Shwe, the head of Myanmar’s military junta, a day after coming away from talks empty handed, officials said. [Read more]

The United States imposed sanctions Wednesday on an al-Qaeda backer and three leaders of Pakistan-based Islamist group Laskhar-e-Taiba, which was blamed over last year’s Mumbai attacks. [Read more]

East Timor’s opposition called on Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao to resign yesterday for alleged corruption in awarding a multi-million-dollar contract to a company linked to his daughter. [Read more]

US and European scientists were yesterday bidding farewell to the tenacious solar probe Ulysses which has been recording data around the sun for more than 18 years, four times longer than planned. [Read more]

Honduras is now torn between two presidents: one legally recognised by world bodies after he was deposed and forced from the country by his own soldiers, and another supported by the Central American nation’s congress, courts and military. [Read more]

Saber Hossain Chowdhury discusses the legal and political issues regarding allegations that various law enforcement agencies in Bangladesh engage in extrajudicial killings and detainments. [Read more]

Responding to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s call for the  (BNP) to send an independent team to examine the Tipaimukh Dam issue, opposition leader Begum Khaleda Zia sent a letter to the Prime Minister. [Read more]

Mr. Amitava Basu is the Executive Director of International Consultants and Technocrats Private Limited. [Read more]

Roopa believes, after all these years of partition, people have not forgotten the sorrow of separation and still there is special feelings for Bangladesh in West Bengal. [Read more]

Committee Chairman Advocate Fazle Rabbi Mian told reporters that the committee decided to submit a report before the House after finalizing its recommendations for taking further action against them. [Read more]

UNB, Dhaka
Former Secretary M Azizur Rahman has been appointed first Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) of Bangladesh to
establish the long-cherished watchdog body meant for ensuring people’ s right to know all relevant matters of public interest. Another retired government Secretary, M Abu Taher, and Prof Sadeka Halim of Sociology Department of Dhaka University have been […]

Staff Reporter
The review committee on the disposal of politically motivated cases yesterday decided dropping 66 more cases, which were filed only to persecute politicians.The decision was taken at the third meeting of the committee held at the secretariat with its chief State Minister for Law and Justice Advocate Quamrul Islam in the chair. Home Secretary […]

BSS, Dhaka
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday decided to suspend share trading of 28 companies to protect the interest of investors.The companies are: Al Amin Chemicals Industries, Ashraf Textile Mills, Bangladesh Chemicals, Bangladesh Dying, Bangladesh Zipper, Beach Hatchery, Chittagong Vegetable, Excelsior Shoes, Gachihata Aquaculture, PMG Industrial Maq Enterprises, Maq Paper, Metalex Corporation, Meghna […]

Staff Reporter
The Central Bank yesterday announced that from now it will provide credit information to banks and financial institutions within five working days.Briefing newsmen Executive Director of Bangladesh Bank AHM Kai-Khasru said the quick service, as per the central bank service standard, would be provided from Wednesday.He said the Credit Information Bureau (CIB) had a […]

Staff Reporter
Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun was admitted to a city clinic for medical check up after she fell down in the bathroom at her official residence and suffered pain in waist yesterday morning. She suddenly slipped on the floor of the bathroom around 9:00am and was taken to the Trauma Centre […]