BNP starts mass signature campaign
Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Saturday started countrywide mass signature campaign for ‘unconditional’ release of the party chairperson, Khaleda Zia, from jail.
Monsoon holds bad days in store for Rohingyas
Rohingyas living in overcrowded camps and settlements are likely to be at greater risk during the upcoming monsoon season which may bring in landslides aggravating the already paltry sanitation and health facilities for them.
Question leaked, now with answer
Parents of many Secondary School Certificate examinees alleged on Saturday that multiple choice questions of Bangladesh and Global Studies held on the day were leaked along with answers about 60 minutes before the exam began, rendering futile all the government’s efforts to check the malpractice.
Last chance of redemption for Tigers
Stand-in skipper Mahmudullah on Saturday said that Bangladesh would be looking forward to take a last chance for redemption in the second and final Twenty20 international against Sri Lanka in Sylhet today
Revision of quota system demanded
Hundreds of students on Saturday morning staged demonstration at the base of Raju memorial sculpture on the Dhaka University campus demanding the quota provisions be scrapped to allow recruitment on merit basis only for Bangladesh Civil Service and other government jobs
The oil field carnage that Moscow doesn't want to talk about
Moscow (CNN)There are growing indications that US airstrikes killed and injured dozens of Russian military contractors in northern Syria earlier this month. But in stark contrast to the death of a Russian pilot shot down by rebels in Syria In January
South Korea's Moon puts brakes on hopes for quick talks with North
Pyeongchang, South Korea (CNN)South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Saturday it was too early to talk about hosting a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, hinting he would not rush the matter.
Trump responds to Mueller indictment news
Washington (CNN)The White House continues to vehemently deny collusion with Russia a day after multiple indictments of Russian nationals and entities were announced by the Justice Department in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 US election.
Macy's decision to sell hijabs sparks debate among Muslim women
(CNN)American department store Macy's sparked a fierce debate on Thursday, when it launched a line of "modest clothing" that featured hijabs. The Verona Collection was founded by fashion photographer Lisa Vogl, after she converted to Islam in 2011, and struggled to find modest
Florida school shooting survivors demand tougher gun laws
(CNN)In an emotional rally Saturday in Fort Lauderdale, politicians and Marjory Stoneman Douglas students called for a ban on weapons like the one used to kill 17 people at the Florida high school
