Hasan had applied for a work permit nearly six months before the Malaysian authorities' rehiring programme for undocumented foreign workers ended on June 30. He had all the documents to prove that, but those meant nothing to the immigration police.

This law will hurt the media, democracy and freedom of expression. Citizens and the media will be victimised. Fundamental rights will be curtailed.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged journalists to play a constructive and responsible role which would be helpful for the country's development.

The cabinet committee on purchase yesterday approved a project, involving Tk 1,077.58 crore, for protecting Naria and Jazira upazilas in Shariatpur from Padma erosion.

The BNP is likely to announce its "greater national unity" among different political parties next week as leaders of several parties have “reached a consensus” on some common issues, including holding of the election under a nonpartisan government.

Trial of the August 21 grenade attack cases have been completed and its verdicts are set to be delivered on October 10.

The government will purchase 1.5 lakh EVMs in three phases in the next five years.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said she looks forward to continued support from India for the development of Bangladesh.

A group of UN investigators yesterday called on the Myanmar government to suspend the citizenship verification process based on the 1982 Citizenship Law and restore the citizenship rights of Rohingyas through a speedy administrative process.

Rab and police said five “criminals”, including two “drug traders”, were killed in “gunfights” with the law enforcers in Dhaka and two other districts early yesterday. In a rejoinder to a report titled “Ghosts within Janata Bank” published in The Daily Star on September 9, AnonTex Group said it has been repaying the loan instalments to Janata Bank duly since the beginning.

Your passport has expired, and you have to make an urgent foreign trip. There's no need to worry. The government plans to renew and even issue passports in just 48 hours. But the service will cost more.

The International Criminal Court's prosecutor opened a preliminary probe yesterday into Myanmar's alleged crimes against Rohingyas, including killings, sexual violence and forced deportations.

A high-powered government committee has recommended abolishing the quota system for class-I and class-II jobs in civil service.

A three-member BNP delegation is likely to visit EU headquarters in Brussels within a month to talk about the country's upcoming general election, party insiders said.

With potential rivals in the upcoming elections trying to form bigger alliances and unity, the Awami League has started working on its backup plan of expanding the 14-party combine.

The cabinet yesterday approved a draft agreement to allow India to use Chittagong and Mongla ports to transport cargo to its northeastern states.

The Sampadak Parishad (Editors' Council) yesterday expressed its surprise, disappointment and shock at the final report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Post, Telecommunication and ICT Ministry on the draft Digital Security Act.

Some 18,000 deaths from environmental pollution occurred in 2015 in Dhaka, the second least livable city in the world, a World Bank report says.

BNP chief Khaleda Zia’s physical condition is not under any danger at present but for her better treatment she should be treated at a hospital run by specialized doctors of all fields, doctors suggests.

With the general election around three months away, the BNP and some smaller political parties seem to be converging on one demand -- polls under a non-partisan government.