Duty of politicians to hold free, fair elections: CJ
Chief justice Surendra Kumar Sinha on Saturday said the Supreme Court scrapped the caretaker government system to keep the judiciary neutral and independent.
Local leaders’ inaction causes BNP’s debacle
Inaction of local leaders, fear of political persecution, ‘wrong choice’ for mayoral candidate and popularity of rival contestant were the major reasons for debacle of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party in the Narayanganj mayoral polls, party leaders observed.
US abstains as UN demands end to Israeli settlements
The United States on Friday allowed a UN Security Council resolution condemning Israeli settlement construction to be adopted, defying extraordinary pressure from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government in alliance with President-elect Donald Trump.
Carrie Fisher, 'Star Wars' actress, suffers in-flight cardiac incident
)Carrie Fisher was hospitalized Friday in Los Angeles after suffering a cardiac event aboard a United Airlines flight from London to Los Angeles, a source familiar with the incident told CNN.
Feds warn of ISIS threats to churches, holiday events
Federal authorities warned Friday that ISIS sympathizers "continue aspirational calls for attacks on holiday gatherings, including targeting churches."
Extremist-den unearthed in city
Police have unearthed an extremists’ den at Ashkona under Dakshin Khan police station in the city.
All elections under AL were fair, says PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said all the elections held under the Awami League government were free and fair, but BNP has no right to seek votes from people for indulging in corruption, looting and killings.
Draft education bill to allow guidebooks, coaching
The government has decided to allow guidebooks as education assistance materials and coaching as private supplementary tutoring or shadow education, as set out in the final draft of the Education Bill 2016.
BNP demands judicial probe into NCC polls results
Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Friday demanded judicial investigation into the alleged ‘vote rigging’ in Narayanganj City Corporation polls, held first time with party symbols, on Thursday. BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi at a news briefing at the party’s central office raised the demand. He proposed for launching investigation into ‘ballot stamping’ ‘counting’ and publishing of ‘results’ of the NCC polls.
Uneasy calm prevails at Ashulia
An uneasy calm is prevailing at Jamgora and Nrisinghapur in Ashulia industrial belt as the workers of closed factories are on the run in fear of arrest over the cases filed by the factory authorities and the police.
