Conspiracies to eliminate BNP won’t successful: Fakhrul
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said the attempts the government is taking to eliminate the party will not be successful.
BB money heist probe report to be made public in 15-20 days
The minister for finance, AMA Muhith, on Monday said the complete probe report on the Bangladesh Bank reserve heist will be made public in 15-20 days.
Syrian opposition negotiator quits after peace talks’ failure
The chief peace negotiator of Syria’s mainstream opposition said on Sunday he was resigning over the failure of the UN- backed Geneva peace talks to bring a political settlement and to ease the plight of Syrians living in besieged rebel-held areas.
Trump jabs at Bill Kristol over independent candidate prediction
Donald Trump took aim Sunday night at Weekly Standard Editor William Kristol, who suggested on Twitter that news of an "impressive" independent conservative presidential candidate is forthcoming.
700+ migrants missing or feared dead in Mediterranean shipwrecks
At least 65 migrants have died from shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea in the past week. And with hundreds still missing, officials fear the death toll could soar above 700.
Marco Rubio: I'd 'maybe' run for re-election if my friend wasn't
Marco Rubio said he would consider running for re-election to the Senate if Florida's lieutenant governor, a close friend of his, had not entered the race to succeed him.
Kurds: Peshmerga eye Mosul in advance on ISIS territor
Thousands of Kurdish Peshmerga troops are involved in an offensive to regain formerly Kurdish villages near the ISIS-held town of Mosul, Kurdish officials say.
Zia’s 35th death anniv today
Today is the 35th death anniversary of late president Ziaur Rahman, also the founder of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
Investment in nat’l savings tools soars to Tk 26,488cr in 10 months
The net investment in the national savings certificates and bonds in the first 10 months of the current financial year 2015-16 stood at Tk 26,487.72 crore and is set to surpass the revised (upward) annual target of Tk 28,000 crore at the end of the fiscal year due to the clients’ rush for the tools.
Enhanced budget for plain land minorities demanded
Politicians, civil society members and leaders of ethnic minority groups on Sunday demanded that the government allocate enhanced budget for the country’s plain land ethnic minority peoples to improve their social status and livelihood.
