Politics

Quader turns down BNP’s call for national unity

Shawdesh Desk: Awami League general secretary and Road Transport and Bridge Minister Obaidul Quader on Thursday said the BNP’s call for the national consensus over the Rohingya issue was designed

JS quorum crisis causes loss of Tk 163 crore: TIB

Shawdesh Desk: Around Tk 163.57 crore was misused due to the quorum crisis in the tenth session of the national parliament, according to a study by Transparency International Bangladesh. The

Cabinet okays $1.6 lakh for death of air passenger

Shawdesh Desk: The cabinet on Monday approved in principle the draft of Carriage by Air (Montreal Convention, 1999) Bill 2019 aiming at protecting the rights of passengers and the security

Zia became a victim of treachery as he betrayed Bangabandhu: Quader

Shawdesh Desk: Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday said BNP founder Ziaur Rahman and his family had betrayed Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and

Moudud Ahmed’s review dismissed; trial proceedings to be continued

Shawdesh Desk: The Supreme Court on Sunday dismissed a petition filed by BNP’s standing committee member Moudud Ahmed seeking review of its earlier order. A six-member bench of the

Anti-capitalism rampage erupts in France as G7 summit opens

Shawdesh Desk: French riot police used water cannons and tear gas on Saturday to disperse anti-capitalism protesters in Bayonne, near Biarritz, as G7 summit launched on Saturday in France. A

NAP president Muzaffar dies

Shawdesh Desk: The last surviving member of the advisory council of Bangladesh’s government in exile during the war of independence in 1971, Muzaffar Ahmed, died at a Dhaka hospital on

Govt considering Shajahan’s 111 recommendations: Obaidul

Shawdesh Desk: The Road Transport and Bridges Ministry is considering formulation of a taskforce to implement 111 recommendations, made by the committee headed by former shipping minister Shajahan Khan, to