Indemnity Ordinance, Fifth Amendment . . . and Collective Memory
Syed Badrul Ahsan: Forty five years ago this month, on 26 September 1975 to be precise, the usurper regime of Khondokar Moshtaq Ahmed promulgated the infamous Indemnity Ordinance that effectively ReadMore
NCB summons Rhea for questioning in drug case
Binodon desk: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Sunday summoned late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty for questioning in connection with the drug case. The NCB officials ReadMore
England call up Sussex’s Salt as a reserve for Australia ODIs
Sports desk: England have called up Sussex batsman Phil Salt as a reserve for their one-day international series against Australia, team management announced on Sunday. The 24-year-old had been due ReadMore
Coronavirus: Tests ‘could be picking up dead virus’
The main test used to diagnose coronavirus is so sensitive it could be picking up fragments of dead virus from old infections, scientists say. Most people are infectious only for ReadMore
Public health at risk as PHO found with excessive trans-fats in city: study
Shawdesh desk; The partially-hydrogenated oils (PHO), popularly known as Dalda or Bonospoti Ghee, contain excessive trans-fatty acid (TFA) in the capital as its average level is the five times the ReadMore
Female journalist shot dead in Pakistan’s Balochistan
Shawdesh desk: A female journalist was shot dead at her home in Turbat area of Balochistan’s Kech district on Saturday evening, police said. Shaheena Shaheen, aged around 25 years, was ReadMore
By-polls to Dhaka-5 and Naogaon-6: BNP to start selling nomination papers from Thursday
Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will start selling nomination forms for the upcoming by-election to Dhaka-5 and Naogaon-6 on Thursday. BNP Chairperson’s media wing member Sairul Kabir Khan confirmed ReadMore
Youth’s body found in Gazipur
Shawdesh Desk; Police recovered the body of a young man in Shreepur upazila of Gazipur on Sunday morning. The deceased was identified as Russel Mia, 22, son of Sujon Mia, ReadMore
