Traffic congestions cost 7pc of GDP
Traffic congestion in Dhaka costs the country $11.4 billion every year, which is seven per cent of the Gross Domestic Product, revealed a study on Tuesday.
Freed Chibok girls return home for joyful Christmas
It was a journey they had waited nearly three long years to take. Ten weeks after being released by Boko Haram, 21 freed Chibok schoolgirls and a baby returned home this month to celebrate Christmas with their families for the first time since they were snatched by the terror group.
India tests nuclear-capable ICBM
India successfully tested its most powerful nuclear-capable missile on Monday, according to the country's Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and Defense Ministry.
Japan's Abe to pay historic visit to Pearl Harbor with Obama
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Barack Obama will honor those who died at Pearl Harbor on Tuesday, appearing together 75 years after Japan's attack on Hawaii.
Is Trump steering Israel toward diplomatic disaster?
Anyone interested in a just and durable resolution to the Palestine-Israel conflict should be disturbed watching the Donald Trump transition unfold.
1,600 workers sacked, 1,500 sued
Apparel units at Ashulia, which were closed in the face of labour unrests over pay hike in the past week, were reopened Monday amidst tight security, tension and fear among workers as at least 1,600 of them were sacked and over 1,500 were prosecuted in the past five days.
Next polls under ‘democratic system’: PM
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Monday told her cabinet colleagues that the next parliamentary polls due in January 2019 would be held under the democratic system as in other democracies in the world.
Two placed on 7-day remand
Two suspected extremists arrested on their surrender during a 14-hour raid at a suspected den of extremists at Ashkona in Dhaka on Saturday were remanded in police custody on Monday for seven days for interrogation.
Talks help president reconstitute strong EC: Bangabhaban
Hasanul Haq Inu-led Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal on Monday placed a seven-point proposal to the president, Abdul Hamid, which included enactment of a law as stipulated in the constitution, before reconstituting the Election Commission.
Syed Shamsul Haque’s 81st birth anniv today
The 81st birth anniversary of versatile Bengali poet Syed Shamsul Haque will be observed today. To mark the day, Jatiya Kabita Parishad will stage discussion, reminiscence and poem recitation at Poet Shamsur Rahman Auditorium of Bangla Academy at 11:00am which will be joined by noted personalities of the country.
