Ansar Al Islam banned
Extremist outfit Ansar Al Islam, which claimed responsibilities for killing leading LGBT activist Xulhaz Mannan and other secular writers, has been banned.
Trump's baseless wiretap claim
President Donald Trump made a stunning claim Saturday, alleging without offering evidence that his predecessor, Barack Obama, wiretapped his phones at Trump Tower ahead of the 2016 election.
US suspends expedited processing of H-1B visas
The US is temporarily suspending expedited processing of H-1B visas, eliminating the option of shorter wait times for the program that helps highly skilled foreigners work at US companies.
China expects slower economic growth of about 6.5% this year
China expects its growth engine to continue to cool off after decades of breakneck expansion. The government said Sunday that it's targeting growth of "around 6.5% or higher if possible" in 2017.
Malaysia to kick out North Korean envoy in row over Kim Jong Nam death
Malaysia declared the North Korean ambassador "persona non grata" and plans to expel him from the country in 48 hours, its Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Saturday.
PM flays Muhith for praising Yunus
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday censured finance minister AMA Muhith presumably for praising the contribution of Nobel laureate and former Grameen Bank managing director Muhammad Yunus to the country’s poverty reduction through micro-credit.
PM urges mothers to be best friends of children
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday urged the parents, particularly mothers, to build up friendly relations with their children to prevent them from going astray or bending to extremism, terrorism and drug.
Protests flare as BCL men loot shop in Rangpur city
Several hundred local people took to the streets after Bangladesh Chhatra League activists of Begum Rokeya University unit on Saturday ransacked a fast food shop and looted valuables in Rangpur city after failing to extort money.
Visiting UK minister calls on Khaleda
Visiting United Kingdom’s minister for Asia and the Pacific Alok Sharma on Saturday told Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia that the UK wants to see a free and fair election in Bangladesh.
Interns of six govt medical college hospitals go on strike
Interns at government’s medical college hospitals on Saturday began an indefinite strike in protest against suspension of four fellow colleagues of Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College and Hospital in Bogra.
