Sidewalk glued down as top Chinese official visits Hong Kong
Hong Kong authorities have been gluing down paving blocks to sidewalks, as police roll out heavy security measures ahead of a visit by a senior Chinese official.
Kasich: I'm not endorsing Trump (yet) -- or serving as his VP
John Kasich signaled Monday that he still harbors deep uneasiness with Donald Trump as the Republican nominee, declining to endorse him and reiterating that he will not serve as Trump's vice president.
BNP says it does not believe in conspiracy
Leaders of Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Monday said the party did not believe in conspiracy or taking from help from others, outside of people’s mandate to bring a change in government.
Two killed, 4 injured as train rams bus on Ctg crossing
Two women were killed and four others, including two children, received injury as an oil-carrying train hit a bus in Chittagong city’s Sholoshahar Monday morning.
BNP leader Aslam remanded for 7 days
A Dhaka court on Monday placed BNP joint secretary general Md Aslam Chowdhury on a seven-day remand in connection with the alleged plot to topple the Bangladesh government with the help of Israel.
Border talks: Joint probe into each border killing agreed
Border Guard Bangladesh and Border Security Force of India on Monday decided to conduct joint probe into each incident of border killings while the BSF chief claimed that killing and firing of ‘Bangladesh cattle smugglers’ in the border took place when BSF soldiers use ‘minimum force’ in ‘self defence.’
Sadeq Khan dies
Language movement hero, freedom fighter and columnist Sadeq Khan died at his Baridhara residence in the capital Monday.
FBCCI fears political instability if new VAT law implemented
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry has informed prime minister Sheikh Hasina that the business community is in fear that there could be attempts to create political instability in the country if the new VAT law is implemented.
BNP leader Aslam Chy arrested over ‘meeting’ Mossad agent
Bangladesh Nationalist Party joint secretary general Aslam Chowdhury was arrested at Khilkhet in the capital Sunday evening, hours after the government imposed a ban on his travelling abroad over an alleged meeting with an agent of Israeli intelligence agency Mossad.
Xulhaz-Tonoy murders: Police arrest possible accomplice
The police’s counter-terrorism and transnational crime unit on Sunday claimed to have arrested a militant suspect in connection with the hacking to death of LGBT magazine editor Xulhaz Mannan and his friend Khandaker Mahbub Rabbi Tonoy in Xulhaz’s Kalabagan house in the capital on April 25.
