PM accorded red carpet reception in Vienna
A red carpet was rolled out as prime minister Sheikh Hasina arrived in Vienna Monday afternoon on a two-day official visit to attend a conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
FOREIGN TRIPS OF 11 LOWER COURT JUDGES WITHOUT SC CONSULTATION CJ annoyed
Chief Justice SK Sinha on Monday expressed annoyance over the law ministry sending 11 lower court judges to Australia on a training course without consulting with the Supreme Court.
British police in race to find Manchester terror network
British authorities are racing to round up the terror network behind the Manchester concert bombing after Home Secretary Amber Rudd revealed some of those involved could potentially still be at large.
Duterte jokes about rape while rallying troops to fight militants
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, giving a pep talk to his troops in the country's restive south, exhorted the soldiers to go all out in fighting Islamic militants and joked that under martial law they could even commit rape with impunity.
Frequent power cuts on as Ramadan begins
People across the country continued to experience frequent power cuts as Ramadan began Sunday although state minister for power, energy and mineral resources Nasrul Hamid promised that the power supply situation would improve from Saturday.
LOOKING BACK: BUDGET FY2016-17 Legalisation of undisclosed money loses efficacy
The scope that was kept in the budget for legalising undisclosed money could hardly stop capital flight and make the economy vibrant in the outgoing 2017 financial year, as in the past, as people holding undisclosed money barely took the chance, economists, tax officials and industry insiders said.
PM leaves Dhaka for Vienna today
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled for this morning to leave Dhaka for Vienna on a bilateral tour as well as to attend a conference organised by International Atomic Energy Agency.
BARAPUKURIA COAL MINE CASE SC upholds HC verdict for Khaleda’s trial
The Appellate Division on Sunday upheld a High Court verdict that ordered the resumption of the trial of Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Barapukuria coal mine corruption case filed during the military-controlled interim regime in 2008.
REINSTALLATION OF STATUE OF JUSTICE Islamist groups threaten tough movement
Hefazat-e-Islam amir Shah Ahmad Shafi on Sunday said they were surprised, frustrated and speechless as the statue of justice, what they termed ‘idol of a Greek goddess’ was reinstalled in front of Annex Building of the Supreme Court early Sunday, two days after it was removed from in front of the SC.
Statue of justice removed, finally
Protesters took to the streets in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country as authorities removed the statue of justice, installed on the Supreme Court premises, early Friday, meeting an ultimatum issued by Hefazat-e-Islam.
