Bangladesh Army Chief General Aziz Ahmed reiterated Bangladesh’s unwavering commitment and continued support to the UN peace operations during his meetings with top UN officials this week, said an ISPR press release issued on Wednesday.

Twenty-one eminent citizens yesterday called upon the authorities concerned to rectify some errors in a chapter on political parties in the “Civics and Citizenship” textbook of grades IX and X.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said Bangladesh would extend its highest possible support to the Maldives in fighting the adverse impacts of global warming.

Intellectuals who lost their lives at the hands of Pakistani army and their collaborators in the Liberation War will be defined as martyred intellectuals, according to a committee formed by the government.

Questioning the acceptability of a writ petition seeking a ban on the broadcast of Al Jazeera and the removal of its report “Al the Prime Minister’s Men” from digital platforms, the High Court yesterday wanted to hear opinions from six legal experts as amici curiae (friends of court).

Just days after police cleared Swedish-Bangladeshi journalist Tasneem Khalil, Hungary-based entrepreneur Zulkarnain Saer Khan and six others of all charges in a case filed under the Digital Security Act (DSA) last year, a Dhaka tribunal yesterday ordered further investigation into them.

The Supreme Court yesterday directed the National Board of Revenue not to collect any income tax from the private universities across the country until further order.

Myanmar’s army chief yesterday said Rohingya refugees who escaped to Bangladesh during a 2017 crisis will be repatriated to Rakhine state.

Myanmar’s new government has written to Bangladesh, explaining why the military has taken power, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said yesterday.

The High Court in the full text of a judgement has upheld the rule that allows the Anti-Corruption Commission to assign the same officer the task of conducting both the inquiry and investigation of a corruption case, observing that there is no scope for the officer to become biased in doing this job.

A Hungarian newspaper reported that it was Bangladesh that offered the East European country 5,000 doses of a coronavirus vaccine.

Bangladesh has confidence in China that it will continue to help repatriate Rohingyas, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said yesterday.

Bangladesh has urged Malaysia to finalise the protocol amending the MoU between the government of Malaysia and the government of Bangladesh (G-to-G plus) on the employment of workers.

The ongoing cold spell that causes immense sufferings to the people may continue for next two or three days.

Amid the changed situation in Myanmar, the next round of virtual discussion on Rohingya repatriation, scheduled for tomorrow, looks uncertain.

Many Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar think the coup in Myanmar will have little impact on their fate.

The World Bank has agreed to finance rural communication development so that people can effectively avail the benefits of the Padma Bridge, although it had earlier withdrawn its loan for the bridge construction over allegations of graft.

A government-formed committee has proposed fixing a bus fare of Tk 2.2 per kilometre on the Ghatarchar-Kanchpur Bridge route, where a single company will operate all the buses on a pilot basis from April 1.

Myanmar has responded positively towards starting Rohingya repatriation whereas the United Nations has promised continuous support to Bangladesh to collectively address the Rohingya crisis.

Cold wave continues to sweep through the country’s northern region with the low-income people passing their days in hardship.