Ministers asked to keep vigil against militant attacks
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday asked her cabinet colleagues to keep vigil all the time and launch ‘intensive campaigns’ against militancy among people from every walk of life amidst fear that more militant attacks might take place.
AL, allies vow to root out extremism
Leaders and activists of the ruling alliance, socio-cultural organisations and professional bodies on Monday took a fresh vow to resist and root out extremism.
NBR to review double taxation treaties amid controversy
The National Board of Revenue has decided to review the Avoidance of Double Taxation Treaties the country signed with different countries in a bid to make those treaties up-to-date,
Remittance drops below $15b-mark
The country’s inward remittance decreased by 2.55 per cent year-on-year dropping below US$ 15 billion in the just concluded fiscal year 2015-16 due mainly to declining trend in the global oil price.
Black Lives Matter protesters return to the streets
Protesters marched again Saturday in cities nationwide to decry police brutality after the killing of two African-American men by police this week.
Police used a robot to kill -- The key questions
The use of a robot to kill the man who authorities say fatally shot five Dallas police officers has drawn attention in part because it's the first time police have used robots in such a manner.
U.S., Russia expel each other's diplomats
Diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Russia began to unravel after Moscow said Saturday it had expelled two American diplomats and the U.S. revealed it had tossed two Russians in response to an attack on one of its personnel.
Clinton supporters reject Israel settlements proposal
Hillary Clinton supporters rejected an effort Saturday to add a call for "an end to occupations and illegal settlements" in Palestinian territories into the Democratic platform.
Australia: Labor's Bill Shorten concedes defeat
Labor leader Bill Shorten has conceded defeat in the Australian general election to incumbent Prime Minister and Liberal leader Malcolm Turnbull.
BNP leader killed in Satkhira ‘gunfight’
A union level leader of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, who was accused in 13 criminal cases, was killed in a ‘gunfight’ at Ganghati under Shyamnagar in Satkhira early Sunday.
