Oil pops above $70 for first time since 2014
Rising oil prices just passed another milestone, jumping above $70 per barrel in Monday morning trade in Asia.Oil prices have been climbing partly because of expectations that President Donald Trump will abandon the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, which allowed Iran to export more crude.
Malaysia's Najib Razak is in a fight for his political life
(CNN)Malaysia's general election on Wednesday -- the country's 14th since gaining independence -- is fast turning out to be one of the most pivotal moments in the country's 61-year history.
Pakistan's Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal shot and injured
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN)Pakistan's Interior Minister, Ahsan Iqbal, was shot and wounded in his shoulder while attending a provincial assembly meeting in Narowal, Punjab province, according to Imran Kishwar, Narowal district police officer
Rangamati upazila chairman shot dead
The chairman of Naniarchar upazila parishad, Shaktiman Chakma, was shot to death by some unidentified miscreants in Naniarchar Bazar area in Rangamati on Thursday morning.
No party will accept EC’s unilateral decision on election: Fakhrul
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s secretary general, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, on Wednesday said that no political party would accept the ‘unilateral decision’ of the Election Commission about the election schedule without reaching a consensus on the poll-time government.
ACC interrogates DIG Mizan
The Anti-Corruption Commission has been interrogating deputy inspector general of police Mizanur Rahman over his alleged accumulation of illegal wealth
No more talks on quota scrapping: Hasina
Prime minister Shiekh Hasina on Wednesday said that there was no need of movement and talks for reduction of quota in public service recruitment as she had scrapped quota system following protests of students and jobseekers.
STOLEN RESERVE FUND RECOVERY BB wants out-of-court settlement too
Dhaka is likely to propose an out-of-court settlement, in a major policy shift, for the recovery of the rest $66 million of the country’s stolen reserve fund from Manila.
KCC polls: BNP mayoral candidate refrains from electioneering
Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s mayoral candidate of Khulna City Corporation Nazrul Islam Manju refrained from electioneering since Thursday morning protesting the arrest of 19 leaders and activists of the party.
Giuliani says Trump reimbursed Cohen for Stormy Daniels payment
Washington (CNN)Rudy Giuliani said Wednesday that President Donald Trump paid back his personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, the $130,000 in hush money that was used to pay off Stormy Daniels.
