Transport strike in Khulna div to escape compensation
A 48-hour transport strike, enforced by the transport owners and workers in 10 districts under Khulna division demanding withdrawal of two compensation suits against two bus service owners, is underway.
Ukrainian singer Jamala wins Eurovision competition
Jamala of Ukraine on Sunday won the immensely popular Eurovision Song Contest with a somber, controversial tune that evokes Moscow's deportation of members of her Crimean ethnic group during World War II.
Cruise ship passenger missing in Gulf Of Mexico
An air search resumed Saturday for a missing cruise ship passenger who may have gone overboard in the Gulf of Mexico.
U.S. must beware China's 'Guam killer' missile
Capable of hitting targets 3,400 miles away, China's "Guam killer" missile is raising new fears of a growing Chinese threat to major U.S. military installations and stability in the Pacific Rim.
Clinton Foundation rejects allegations it aided Clinton friends
The Clinton Foundation is denying a Wall Street Journal report that alleged the organization steered money to a for-profit company partly owned by Clinton friends and Democratic donors.
Palestine expects no Bangladesh-Israel alliance: CDA
Palestine expects that no political party, individual and organisation in Bangladesh will forge allegiance with Israel, Palestine charge d’ affairs in Dhaka Yousef SY Ramadan said on Saturday.
New VAT law at crossroads as opposition growing
Uncertainties loom large over the July 1 implementation of the new VAT law as the government is yet to issue related rules while trade bodies are rallying against the new law.
BNP fears constitutional crisis
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday feared that a constitutional crisis may be created following a row between the legislative and the judiciary over the 16th amendment to the constitution.
JP council: Ershad blames parties for prolonging his military rule
Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad on Saturday blamed the political parties for the prolonged military rule under his dictatorship and said that he had called elections only two years after his takeover, intending to return to the barrack.
Ensure rights of minorities, say speakers
Politicians, academics and civil society leaders on Saturday called on the ruling Awami League-led government to take steps to ensure the rights of the minorities across the society. The minorities, especially the religious ones, are being deprived of their constitutional ‘rights of equality’ in many cases, they alleged.
