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.
US slams 'abusive' North Korean regime after Trump calls Kim 'honorable'
Washington (CNN)The US State Department issued a scathing rebuke of North Korea's human rights record on Wednesday, calling the regime "one of the most repressive
Release of Americans held in North Korea 'imminent,' source says
(CNN)The release of three US nationals currently detained in North Korea is "imminent," according to an official with knowledge of the ongoing negotiations.
Nine killed when military plane crashes near Savannah
(CNN)All nine people aboard an aging cargo plane making its final military flight Wednesday were killed when the aircraft nosedived into a Georgia highway.
Black men arrested at Philadelphia Starbucks reach agreements
(CNN)Two African-American men whose arrest at a Philadelphia Starbucks last month sparked protests over racial bias have reached agreements with the coffee store chain and the city, and have pledged to support a $200,000 effort to encourage young entrepreneurs.
