BNP demands judicial probe into NCC polls results
Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Friday demanded judicial investigation into the alleged ‘vote rigging’ in Narayanganj City Corporation polls, held first time with party symbols, on Thursday. BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi at a news briefing at the party’s central office raised the demand. He proposed for launching investigation into ‘ballot stamping’ ‘counting’ and publishing of ‘results’ of the NCC polls.
Uneasy calm prevails at Ashulia
An uneasy calm is prevailing at Jamgora and Nrisinghapur in Ashulia industrial belt as the workers of closed factories are on the run in fear of arrest over the cases filed by the factory authorities and the police.
US returns land it's controlled since WWII to Japan amid local anger
The US military will hand over 9,909 acres (4,000 hectares) of Okinawan land to Japan on Thursday in what's been lauded as the largest return of US-occupied land since 1972.
Berlin attack: Police hunt Tunisian suspect after finding ID papers
A manhunt is underway for a 24-year-old Tunisia native in connection with this week's Christmas market attack in Berlin -- a man German authorities say may be "violent and armed" and had been in contact with radical Islamist groups.
Indonesia elite police kill 3 suspects during terror raid
Members of Indonesia's elite anti-terrorism squad killed three terror suspects in a firefight during a raid Wednesday on a house south of the capital Jakarta, police said.
Israel ambassador to US: Move embassy to Jerusalem
Israeli ambassador to the US Ron Dermer called on the US to move its embassy to Jerusalem -- a campaign pledge President-elect Donald Trump has promised to make good on but that Palestinians are warning could derail any chances for peace.
It's official: Clinton swamps Trump in popular vote
More Americans voted for Hillary Clinton than any other losing presidential candidate in US history.
Voting in NCC polls begins
Voting in the Narayanganj City Corporation polls began on Thursday morning. The balloting began at 8:00am and will continue till 4:00pm without any break.
Nine officials sued
Biman filed a case on early Wednesday accusing eight engineers and a technician of criminal conspiracy and sabotage through negligent conduct with respect to machinery for technical glitch that caused an emergency landing of prime minister’s flight on the way to Hungary on November 27.
SUST closed as BCL groups clash
Authorities of the Shahjalal University of Science and Technology on Wednesday closed the academic activities of the university until January 6, following a series of attacks and counter attacks, between factions of Bangladesh Chhatra League, over establishing dominance on the campus.
