Budget implementation goes awry
The overall implementation of the Bangladesh national budget in the outgoing financial year became once again sluggish because of lingering discrepancy between projected indicators and their completion status.
Promote non-communal spirit among new generation: president
President Abdul Hamid on Monday stressed promotion of non-communal spirit among the new generation, including children, juveniles and youth, to keep them away from superstition, communalism, narcotics, terrorism and extremism.
Govt seeks stay as Khaleda gets bail in 2 cases
The High Court on Monday granted six months’ ad-interim bail to jailed Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia in each of two cases of Comilla but it rejected her bail prayer in the other case of Narail.
12 more killed, scores held in anti-drug crackdown
At least 12 more suspected drug peddlers were killed in reported gunfights in nine districts early Monday as law enforcement agencies continued anti-drug drives across the country.
Govt carrying out extrajudicial killings in name of anti-drug drive: Fakhrul
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday alleged that the government was carrying out extrajudicial killings in the name of the countrywide anti-drug drive.
US delegation travels to North Korea for potential summit preparation
A US delegation traveled to North Korea on Sunday for preparatory talks ahead of a potential meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, three senior US officials with knowledge of the situation tell CNN.
US sails warships past disputed islands in South China Sea
The United States has sailed two warships past a handful of disputed islands in the South China Sea for the first time, a move that drew the ire of Beijing.
Italian President to appoint non-political prime minister
Italy's President said Sunday he will appoint a technocratic, or non-political, prime minster after the designated choice declined to form a government.
Bailout fund for scam-hit state-owned banks again
The government is likely to set aside Tk 1500 crore in the upcoming national budget in bailout fund for scam-hit state-owned banks despite opposition from experts, think-tanks and right groups.
BR faces occupancy crisis despite huge demand
Bangladesh Railway is yet to achieve 100 per cent occupancy of seats in intercity trains due to mismanagement, quota and corruption, officials and rights activists say.
