Russia plane crash: Airline to give relatives $20K in 'hardship payments'
Flydubai will provide "hardship payments" of $20,000 per passenger to relatives of those killed when its jet crashed in southern Russia, the airline said.
Khaleda to make JS bicameral She unveils Vision 2030, pledges changes in PM’s authority
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday unveiled her party’s charter Vision-2030 pledging to balance the powers of the president and the prime minister and to establish a bicameral parliament through necessary amendment to the constitution.
Contemptuous remarks: SC rejects Qamrul’s explanation, set Mar 27 for next hearing
The Supreme Court on Sunday did not accept explanations of food minister Qamrul Islam about his contemptuous remarks and partially accepted the expiations of liberation war affairs minister AKM Mozammel Huq.
Recovery of stolen money first priority: new BB governor
The newly appointed governor Bangladesh Bank, Fazle Kabir, after taking charge on Sunday said that recovering the stolen 81 million dollar would be on his first priority.
North Korea launches ballistic missiles
North Korea launched a ballistic missile off the east coast of the Korean peninsula, the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said Friday.
Conservatives pin hopes on convention fight to stop Donald Trump
Prominent conservatives led by Erick Erickson on Thursday called for a unity ticket and a convention fight to stop Republican front-runner Donald Trump, a sign of the growing desperation in the party establishment to find an alternative to the billionaire businessman.
Brazil: Judge suspends swearing-in of Lula da Silva to Cabinet post
A Brazilian federal judge moved Thursday to block the controversial swearing-in of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as chief of staff to President Dilma Rousseff -- the latest twist in the country's deepening political crisis.
TRIAL DIESEL IMPORT FROM INDIA : Dhaka to spend 60pc more for transport, other charges
Bangladesh is set to spend 60 per cent more on transport, insurance and other costs to import diesel from India in a ‘goodwill gesture’ than it spends to import from the countries in the Middle East and Eastern Asia.
96th birth anniv of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman observed
The 96th anniversary of birth of the country’s founding president, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was observed through elaborate programmes across the country on Thursday.
6 hurt in ‘Geneva’ camp clash
Six people were injured in a clash between two rival groups of Bihari community over establishing supremacy at Geneva camp in the city’s Mohammadpur area on Thursday.
