02 June 2012- Former Advisor of caretaker government Dr Akbar Ali Khan demanded the judicial investigation over each and every attack on journalists. The eminent economist of the country came up with the claim while addressing a launching ceremony of The Daily Surjodoy held at the

26 May 2012- Bangladesh got membership in United Nations’ special ‘Education Initiatives’. Earlier, UN secretary general Ban ki-Moon formed an Education Initiatives consisting of 10 head of the governments from developing and developed countries. In recent, Ban proposed Bangladesh

Peru should remove significant barriers preventing people with disabilities from exercising their right to vote and other civil rights, Human Rights Watch said in a report. The failure to dismantle the obstacles is undermining Peru’s leadership as one of the first countries to ratify,

The US has released teh Country Reports of Human Rights Practices worldwide on May 24. In this report, among others, the human rights practice has also been reflected in detailed. For readers the executive summary of hte report is published. "Bangladesh is a parliamentary democracy.

19 May 2012- Police held two operatives of Islamist outfit Hizbut Tawhid in the upazila on Friday night. The detainees are Mofiz Uddin, 28, of Charvelamari village in Nandail Upazila and Jalal Uddin, 36, of Char Shreeraumpur village in the same upazila. Nandail Model Thana SI Faruk Ahmed

When the question of amendment of any statute comes, then this demands strong, specific legal and logical arguments by way of explanation in favour of- the need for amended. My trial here is to raise awareness and gather consensus in favour of the amendment of this Act as earlier as

The Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Professor Mizanur Rahman has urged the government of to take initiatives for facilitating people access to awareness and education on human rights. According to him, the Constitution of the country has guaranteed major human

12 May 2012- Speakers at a seminar on ‘Human Rights in Bangladesh’ recommended Bangladesh government to reinstate caretaker government (CG) system aiming to ensure free and fair national election. The seminar organized by ‘Bangladesh Center for Social Development, UK’ in East

05 May 2012- Visiting US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expressed her hope to see participation of all political parties of Bangladesh in the next general election of the country. She also urged all the political parties to create a congenial atmosphere for holding a free, fair and

28 April 2012- Jamaat leader Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujaheed detained for trial on charges of wartime ‘crimes against humanity’ was Saturday granted six-hour ‘parole’ to attend his brother’s funeral. After his release on parole, he will be taken to North Azampur Eidgah ground where

21 April 2012- Local administration imposed section 144 in Balarampur ground of Harinakundu upazila of the district to avert an imminent clash between local BNP and Awami League as they convened separate programmes at the same time in the area on Saturday. Apprehending disturbance of law

14 April 2012- Indian Border Security Force (BSF) allegedly shot dead a Bangladeshi national in Shibganj Upazila. The victim was identified as Faruk, 25, son of Jasim Uddin, of Parchouka village of the upazila.  Victim’s father told banglanews, “Some people along with Faruk went to

07 April 2012- Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun categorically said that the police would be directed to provide maximum security to journalists of the country. The Minister came up with the assertion Saturday inviting journalists’ leaders to a tea party at her city residence.

April 23 is the date of birth and death of many authors like Cervantes, Shakespeare, Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, Maurice Druon, K.Laxness, Vladimir Nabokov, Josep Pla, Manuel Mejía Vallejo and so on.   UNESCO, has fixed the day as the world copyright day to mark their contribution to

Ananaya Sarmin, a blind government employee lives in Mirpur with her blind husband and two sisters in a rent house. One day landlord told her to live the house next month without any reason. “Why will we go and where?” asked Ananaya to the landlord. “There is no any reason. It’s

There is an apparent suggestion that prosecutors are about to lodge complaint after completing their investigation against a UK national of Bangladeshi origin for his alleged crime against humanity. Prosecutors along with the Law Minister of Bangladesh have vowed to bring all accused of

Before Vladimir Putin won Russia’s March 4 presidential election, authorities allowed people to protest peacefully. But in the days after Putin officially won the vote, riot police targeted demonstrators, beating and detaining them, even pulling some onto police buses by their legs and

The country could not avoid but to test the bitter experience of election commission led by Justice M.A. Aziz in 2005. Magura by election, 2.1 million spurious voter list had not only completely dissurfaced the credibility and trust from mind of the opposition but also from the general

The Provisional Government of the People`s Republic of Bangladesh popularly known as the Mujibnagar Government was formed on this the 10th day of April back in 1971. This was the first ever government of Bangladesh.  On March 26, 1971, Banglabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declared the

31 March 2012- Four new police stations of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), among eight, will come into operation from April, said a DMP source. The thanas are- Bhatara, Wari, Banani and Rupnagar. Operation of the rest thanas will start within next two or three months and they