Cops assault 2 journalists
Police assaulted two television journalists of ATN News at Shahbagh police station in the capital on Thursday when they were filming cops’ action against an anti-Rampal protester, during the hartal hours, witnesses said.
Govts wants to divert public attention away from search committee: Fakhrul
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday claimed that warrant for arresting Tarique Rahman in a ‘fabricated’ case is a clear government ‘tactic’ to divert public attention from the ‘partisan search committee.’
Private univs realise fees at their will: Nahid
Education minister Nurul Islam Nahid told parliament on Thursday that the private universities realised tuition and others fees at their will in violation of the Private University Act 2010 that required them to fix the fees in consultation with the University Grants Commission.
Palestinian hopes of blocking Israeli settlements dim under Trump
What a difference a month makes. Cheered by a US abstention in late December allowing a UN Security Council resolution condemning Israel settlement activity to pass, the Palestinians now face the cold reality that the new Trump administration would certainly block UN attempts to stop settlement growth.
Donald Trump is doing exactly what he said he would do
As he progressed from punchline to primary contender, from frontrunner to nominee, and then from seemingly doomed general election candidate to president-elect, Donald Trump has, for all his idiosyncrasies, offered a remarkably consistent package of promises.
Kim Jong Un wants to meet Trump, will never give up nukes, says defector
The only way to change North Korea's destiny is to change its leader, says the most senior North Korean diplomat to defect in almost 20 years.
4 ways China could deal with Donald Trump
President Donald Trump has wasted no time getting down to business as US commander in chief, but few countries in the world will be watching his moves as closely as China.
Six-member search committee formed
The president, Abdul Hamid, on Wednesday formed a six-member search committee headed by Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain of the Appellate Division for the reconstitution of the Election Commission as the tenure of incumbent commission would expire on February 8.
Hasina terms Yunus cheat, usurer
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday termed Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus a cheat, saying that he gave no share of profit made by Grameenphone to microfinance organisation Grameen Bank as he promised before setting up the telecommunications company.
Search committee makes parties aggrieved, optimistic
A number of political parties on Wednesday reacted to the formation of the search committee by president Abdul Hamid in order to find out neutral people to constitute a new Election Commission.
