4 ways China could deal with Donald Trump
President Donald Trump has wasted no time getting down to business as US commander in chief, but few countries in the world will be watching his moves as closely as China.
Six-member search committee formed
The president, Abdul Hamid, on Wednesday formed a six-member search committee headed by Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain of the Appellate Division for the reconstitution of the Election Commission as the tenure of incumbent commission would expire on February 8.
Hasina terms Yunus cheat, usurer
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday termed Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus a cheat, saying that he gave no share of profit made by Grameenphone to microfinance organisation Grameen Bank as he promised before setting up the telecommunications company.
Search committee makes parties aggrieved, optimistic
A number of political parties on Wednesday reacted to the formation of the search committee by president Abdul Hamid in order to find out neutral people to constitute a new Election Commission.
PUTTING OFF NASIMAN, KARIMAN, UNFIT VEHICLES FROM HIGHWAYS, Govt gets fresh directive
The High Court Division in a verdict on Wednesday gave fresh directives to the government to make the highways safe for travelers by making them off limits for unfit vehicles as well as locally improvised slow moving unauthorized three-wheelers called nasiman, kariman and bhatbhati. The fresh directives were given as previous HC directives fell on the deaf ears of the government, said lawyers.
8-hour hartal in city today
The eight-hour general strike sponsored by the National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports to press home their 7-point demand, including, scrapping coal-based Rampal power plant near the Sunderbans, begins today at 6:00am, in the capital. The national committee would also hold protest rallies across the country today to realise their demands.
Trump to direct federal resources toward building a border wall on Wednesday
President Donald Trump will take executive action Wednesday directing federal resources toward building a border wall, a White House official confirmed to CNN.
Three arrested in Sweden over 'gang rape' on Facebook Live
Swedish police investigating allegations that a woman was gang raped live on Facebook have arrested three men.
Donald Trump tells Narendra Modi he considers India a 'true friend'
Donald Trump spoke with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a call Tuesday, one of the few world leaders the new US President has spoken to since taking office on Friday.
PM asks Chhatra League to eradicate illiteracy
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday asked Bangladesh Chhatra League to offer education to illiterate people of their respective areas in a bid to eradicate illiteracy in the country.
