BNP says partisan, AL claims neutral
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Friday said that the ‘controversial’ search committee could never form a neutral Election Commission while the ruling Awami League urged its key political opponent to keep confidence in the president.
Pvt univs unmoved amid deadlines
Most of the private universities display complete disregard for the law requiring them to have permanent campuses in seven
No case recorded against cops
No case was filed till Friday night against police officials for torturing two journalists of private television channel ATN News on Thursday when they were filming cops’ action against protesters against Rampal power plant project during general strike.
BNP accuses govt of giving ‘bond’ to India over Rampal project
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday alleged that the government was desperate to implement the Rampal power plant project near the Sunderbans as it gave India a ‘bond’ to execute it.
Trump floats 20% tax on Mexican imports to pay for wall, but considering other options
The White House on Thursday said President Donald Trump is considering a 20% tax on imports from Mexico to pay for a southern border wall, but that the President is still weighing other options.
British PM May: Praise for Trump -- but strong words, too
British Prime Minister Theresa May told US Republicans Thursday that the United States and the UK must stand "strong" together but said that the days of protracted military interventions in foreign countries were over.
Trump likely to present Joint Chiefs with objectives for fighting ISIS
President Donald Trump will likely give the Joint Chiefs of Staff Friday a series of objectives for fighting ISIS so the military can design the strategic and tactical options to be presented to him in 30 days, a US official told CNN.
'The day is ours and so is the night': Furious Indian women fight back
It was Friday evening around 7 p.m. and Ankita Luharia was walking on a busy road in the northern Indian city of Jaipur.
Govt plans to introduce scouting at primary schools: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said her government has decided to introduce scouting at primary schools as part of an intensified effort to promote the youth movement in the country to grow up future generation as efficient manpower.
PROTEST AGAINST RAMPAL POWER PLANT, Dozens wounded in police attack
More than 50 people, including two journalists, were injured as police attacked pickets, fired teargas shells and rubber bullets, sprayed hot water using water cannon and charged baton during the half-day general strike in the capital on Thursday.
