Trump's TPP withdrawal: 5 things to know
President Donald Trump has begun carrying out his campaign pledges to undo America's trade ties -- starting Monday with executive action to pull the United States out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Senate committee approves Tillerson for secretary of state
Former ExxonMobil chief executive Rex Tillerson won the backing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Monday to be secretary of state when it voted 11-10 to send his nomination to the full Senate.
China's new two-child policy sparks increase in births
The number of babies born in China in 2016 jumped 7.9% from the previous year, according to government figures, a jump attributable to China's shift to a two-child policy.
What we learned at Sean Spicer's first briefing
White House press secretary Sean Spicer met the press for his first official briefing Monday, engaging in a wide-ranging give-and-take for well over an hour.
BCSIR misfires for decades
The country’s leading multidisciplinary public research institute, Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, has only a few original researches to its credit in its lifetime spanning over six decades.
Police want revocation of anti-torture law
A field-level police official in an annual gathering of police in Dhaka on Monday demanded revocation of the Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention) Act 2013.
DCs asked to spot ‘grey areas’
The Cabinet Division has asked all divisional commissioners and deputy commissioners across the country for ‘pro-active monitoring’ over corruption-prone areas like government purchase, recruitments and development activities under their jurisdictions.
Nat’l committee expects all parties’ support to Thursday’s strike
National Committee to Protect Oil Gas Mineral Resources Power and Ports on Monday expressed its hope that people from all walks of life and all political parties, including the ruling Awami League, would support its half-day general strike in Dhaka for Thursday protesting against Rampal coal-based power plant.
Behrouze Ispahani passes away
Mirza Ali Behrouze Ispahani, chairman of MM Ispahani Limited, a leading industrial conglomerate of the country, passed away at Apollo Hospitals Ltd around 5:20am on Monday, said family sources.
What the Trump administration has done so far
Much of President Donald Trump's first weekend in the White House was driven by criticism from Trump and press secretary Sean Spicer of media coverage over the size of his inauguration crowd.
