WikiLeaks walks back Assange claim on hacking Trump tax returns
WikiLeaks on Saturday walked back a claim made by its founder, Julian Assange, that it was "working on" obtaining Donald Trump's undisclosed tax returns.
Fighting radicalism through Rabindra philosophy stressed
Academics on Saturday sought massive initiatives to install the philosophy of Rabindranath Tagore into youth minds to prevent them from being radicalised.
Strong Padma currents interrupt ferry services
As flood water recedes, it is making a trail of devastation in many districts, devouring houses and croplands and displacing pontoons in the Padma River, causing problems to ferry movement on Paturia-Douladia route.
Ethnic minorities pushed into uncertainty: Santu Larma
Adivasi Forum president, Jyotirindra Bodhipriya Larma, also known as Santu Larma, said on Saturday that population transfer to minority dominated areas, grabbing of land of ethnic minorities and absence of rights to self determination and their constitutional recognition as ‘indigenous people’ continued to force ethnic minorities to an uncertain future.
Opening Ceremony: 'Rio is ready to make history' as Olympic Games begin
Rebirth and regeneration. That was the message behind a vibrant Opening Ceremony that heralded the start of the Rio 2016 Olympics.
Bar fire kills 13 people in France's Rouen
An explosion and subsequent fire ravaged a bar in northern France early Saturday, leaving 13 people dead and several others wounded, authorities said.
ISIS captures up to 3,000 people fleeing violence in Iraq, UN says
ISIS militants have captured up to 3,000 people displaced from their homes trying to flee conflict zones in northern Iraq, the United Nations said Friday, reportedly killing 12 of them.
Khasru, Salahuddin make room in BNP standing committee
BNP logo flagThe Bangladesh Nationalist Party leaders Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury and Salahuddin Ahmed made room in the party’s top policy body as the party on Saturday announced full committees of its council of advisers, national standing committee and national executive committee four months after the council session.
Wrong lane driving goes on
Dhaka Metropolitan Police does not seem to have any control over the rampant driving on the wrong track in the capital in defiance of repeated directives against the malpractice.
BGMEA BHABAN DEMOLITION: Rajuk awaits court order copy
Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha officials said they would comply with the court’s order to demolish the BGMEA Bhaban on the Hatirjheel Lake in the capital.
