ACC seeks account details of BNP leaders from 8 banks
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday asked eight banks to provide account details of eight BNP leaders and two others for ongoing inquiries related to alleged money laundering.
‘Missing’ Khulna BNP leader rescued from Cox’s Bazar
Nazrul Islam, a local leader of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, who had been reportedly missing since March 17, was rescued from Ramu upazila in Cox’s Bazar early Thursday.
Exclusive: Mueller's team questioning Russian oligarchs
Washington (CNN)Special counsel Robert Mueller's team has taken the unusual step of questioning Russian oligarchs who traveled into the US, stopping at least one and searching his electronic devices when his private jet landed at a New York area airport, according to multiple sources familiar with the inquiry.
Russia calls UN security council meeting over nerve agent attack
(CNN)Russia's UN ambassador has requested the United Nations Security Council convene a special meeting for Thursday afternoon amid an ongoing diplomatic feud with the UK that began in an English country town and has spread to include London's allies around the world.
Philippines closes 'cesspool' tourist island of Boracay
(CNN)The Philippines has announced a six-month closure of the popular tourist destination of Boracay over concerns the island's famous beaches and clear blue waters have been transformed into a "cesspool" due to sustained environmental damage.
Ex-Brazil president Lula da Silva loses fight to delay jail sentence
(CNN)Brazil's supreme court has ruled that former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva must start serving a 12-year jail sentence for corruption, a move that may end his political career.
Facebook says Cambridge Analytica may have had data on 87 million people
Facebook said Wednesday that Cambridge Analytica, a data firm with ties to President Donald Trump's campaign, may have had information on about 87 million Facebook users without the users' knowledge
HC forms probe body over severing baby’s head during cesarean
The High Court on Wednesday formed a two-member probe committee for reinvestigating a faulty cesarean operation when doctors cut the baby's head off in Cumilla on March 18
HC asks why accident victim won’t get Tk 1 crore compensation
The High Court on Wednesday issued a rule asking the authorities concerned to explain as to why directives should not be given to provide Tk 1 crore as compensation to Government Titumir College student Rajib Hasan who got his right arm lost being pressed between two buses in the city.
Traders China fires back, announcing tariffs on US planes, cars and soybeans
China is punching back in the escalating trade dispute with the United States, announcing plans for heavy new tariffs on dozens more US goods including aircraft and autos
