Evening Brief

Prothom Alo reporter Samsuzzaman freed from jail

Prothom Alo journalist Samsuzzaman Shams was freed from jail on bail on Monday evening.

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Prothom Alo journalist Samsuzzaman Shams was freed from jail on Monday evening Facebook/Ariful Islam Sabbir

HC rules to add 'Joy Bangabandhu' with national slogan

The High Court (HC) on Monday issued a rule asking authorities concerned as to why it shall not pass an order to amend a gazette to add “Joy Bangabandhu” with national slogan.

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File photo of the High Court Dhaka Tribune

EC: Ballot papers will be used in all 300 constituencies in next national polls

Ballot papers will be used in all 300 constituencies of the country during the upcoming 12th general elections, according to a recent decision taken by the Election Commission. 

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File Photo: A female voter seen casting her vote at Shahnuri Model High School in Dhaka's Moghbazar area on Sunday, December 30, 2018 Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka Tribune

Rohingya repatriation: A delicate dance of saving face and saving the neighbourhood

What of the controlled experiment of repatriating a thousand Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh to Myanmar before the onset of the monsoons? 

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File Photo: Over one million Rohingyas live in Bangladesh now since fleeing a military crackdown in Myanmar's Rakhine state in 2017 Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune

Mannan: Budget FY24 will not be over-ambitious

Planning Minister MA Mannan said that the upcoming budget for FY24 will not be over-ambitious considering the global economic crisis and instability.

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File Photo: Planning Minister MA Mannan Bangla Tribune

Doctor: Jasmine's death due to brain haemorrhage, not torture in RAB custody

Jasmine Sultana's death was not due to torture in RAB's custody, but due to brain haemorrhage, said Professor Dr Kafil Uddin, head of Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology of Rajshahi Medical College, on Monday.

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Sultana Jasmine Collected