You’re not alone
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on Thursday reassured his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina that his country would stand by Bangladesh and extend all help in its fight against extremism.
BNP to launch weeklong protests as Tarique jailed for 7 years
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Thursday planned weeklong protests as party chairperson Khaleda Zia’s eldest son Tarique Rahman, and BNP senior vice-chairman, was sentenced for seven years in prison by the High Court in a money laundering case.
Int’l community stands beside Bangladesh: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said the international community has stood with Bangladesh following the recent terror attacks as they understood its capacity that it can tackle any situation.
Tarique jailed for 7yrs on money laundering charge
A High Court Division bench on Thursday overturned a trial court decision which acquitted BNP leader Tarique Rahman of money laundering charge and sentenced him to seven years’ jail with a fine of Tk 20 crore.
NBR gets Tk 47cr surcharge from mobile users, fund still unused
The government has not yet formulated policy on utilisation and management of the revenue it collects from mobile phone and tobacco sectors in the form of surcharge.
Cruz booed
Ted Cruz sensationally withheld an endorsement of Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention Wednesday, earning a chorus of boos from the floor before he was upstaged in a power play by the GOP nominee himself.
Journalist Pavel Sheremet killed in Kiev
A well-known Belarusian journalist working in Ukraine was killed Wednesday after an explosive device placed under the car he was driving detonated in central Kiev.
Feds want 'Wolf of Wall Street' profits as part of $3.5 billion fraud allegations
Some of that money was used to produce the Hollywood film "The Wolf of Wall Street," according to federal investigators.
South China Sea: Beijing calls KFC, Apple protests 'irrational'
Nationalist sentiment has swept China in the wake of last week's international tribunal ruling over the South China Sea, with protests targeting KFC, Apple and Filipino fruit.
Tarique gets seven years’ jail for money laundering
The High Court on Thursday sentenced Bangladesh Nationalist Party senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman to seven years’ imprisonment with a fine of Tk 20 crore on charge of laundering money to Singapore.
