Obama to unveil Guantanamo Bay closure plan
President Barack Obama said he would close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as one of his first acts in office. Seven years later, stymied by a hostile Congress and skepticism in his own party, he'll present a plan on how he'd go about it during his remaining days as president.
Partial truce in Syria to start at midnight Friday, Putin says
A truce among some -- but not all -- of the groups fighting inside Syria will go into effect at midnight Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday in address posted on the Kremlin website.
UP POLLS 1ST PHASE : Nomination filing ends amid violence
A number of opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party-backed chairmen candidates and rebel Awami League were assaulted, and some alleged their nomination papers had been snatched from them, as nomination paper filing for the first phase of Union Parishad elections in 749 union councils drew to a close on Monday.
Mahmudur’s bail, remand prayers rejected
A Dhaka court on Monday asked police to interrogate daily Amar Desh acting editor Mahmudur Rahman at jail gate in five working days, rejecting his remand and bail prayers, in a bomb attack case.
Mahfuz Anam should have resigned: PM
Blasting The Daily Star for publishing the DGFI-supplied false news against her (Sheikh Hasina) during the last caretaker regime, prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said the editor himself could not show his ‘courage’ in resigning from his post by admitting his faults.
Businesses want continuation of package VAT in new act
Trade leaders from various sectors on Monday demanded the National Board of Revenue should continue package value-added tax system for small and medium traders in new VAT act to be implemented from July this year.
ATM CARD FORGERY : Foreigner, 3 City Bank officials arrested
A foreigner having ‘forged’ Polish passport and German national identify card and three City Bank card division officials were arrested on Sunday night and early Monday for their alleged involvement in the recent automated teller machine card fraudulence that led to the theft of over Tk 20.59 lakh in the city.
Stay watchful against distortion of Bangla: PM
Underscoring the need for further enriching Bangla, prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday called for building massive awareness to avoid distortion of the mother language.
Ekushey mingled with spirit of book fair
Amar Ekushey book fair premises turned into a human sea on Sunday as people, after paying their homage to the language movement martyrs at the Central Shaheed Minar, thronged into the fair that also witnessed huge sale, one of the best so far in this year.
IS claims responsibility for monastery abbot killing: SITE
Islamist terrorist outfit Islamic State claimed responsibility for the killing of a Hindu monastery abbot at Debiganj upazila in Panchagarh, US-based SITE Intelligence Group claimed on Sunday.
