Khizir Hayat’s wife moves Speedy Trial Tribunal against Quader Mirza
The wife of a local Awami League leader in Noakhali, who suffered a brutal assault allegedly led by rival AL leader and Basurhat Mayor Abdul Quader Mirza, has filed an…
Case against Quader Mirza headed to speedy trial tribunal
A Noakhali court has refused to accept a case filed against Basurhat Municipality Mayor Quader Mirza, the younger brother of Awami League secretary general Obaidul Quader, who has increasingly emerged…
Dzens killed in Niger attacks near Mali border
Dozens of people have been killed in multiple attacks in Niger near its border with Mali, a security source and local residents said on Tuesday. The raids on Monday in…
UN rights body trains spotlight on Myanmar following coup
The UN's top human rights body held an urgent session on Friday to discuss the military coup in Myanmar, facing a call for the release of people "arbitrarily detained" -…
BNP’s two-day demo protesting move to revoke Zia’s title
BNP on Thursday announced a two-day demonstration programme protesting what it said an 'evil effort' to repeal the party founder Ziaur Rahman's Bir Uttam gallantry title. Party standing committee member…
Writ filed seeking lawyers’ security act
A writ petition was filed with the High Court (HC) on Monday seeking measures to formulate lawyers' security act. Advocate Forhad Uddin Ahmed filed the writ petition. Authorities including the…
US pressures China over human rights, regional destabilisation
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday pressured China over human rights issues and warned that Beijing will be held "accountable" for threatening regional stability, during a phone call…
38-yr-old held for raping former sister-in-law in Chandpur village
A 38-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping his former sister-in-law at his home in Ragdoil village of Kachua in Chandpur on the pretext of marriage. Mofizul Islam was…