BSEC seeks closure of 100 FB pages for share manipulation
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission in a letter on Monday requested the Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission to close 100 Facebook pages for manipulating share prices by rumour-mongering.
Ban on evening programmes a medieval decision: Sultana Kamal
Rights activists, trade unionists and women leaders on Tuesday strongly protested against the ban imposed on outdoor programmes after 5:00pm on Pahela Baishakh, Bangla New Year, and termed it a medieval decision.
Wyoming Democratic caucuses: Bernie Sanders picks up another win
Bernie Sanders won the Wyoming Democratic caucuses Saturday, providing his campaign with one more jolt of momentum before the race against Hillary Clinton heads east.
North Korea boasts test of engine technology for intercontinental missile
North Korea tested a new engine for an intercontinental ballistic missile, according to its state-run news agency.
At least 28 Yemeni soldiers killed
At least 28 Yemeni soldiers were killed, and others injured, after gunmen blocked a main road and opened fire on their vehicles in southern Yemen on Saturday, hours before a U.N.-brokered ceasefire was scheduled to take effect, local security officials told CNN.
Only woman on FBI 10 most-wanted list arrested in Mexico
After months on the run, a woman who allegedly plotted the death of a romantic rival in Texas has been captured in Mexico.
NBR to draft new income tax act
The National Board of Revenue has decided to frame a fresh draft of income tax act as the tax authority found the proposed ‘direct tax code’ drafted by the International Finance Corporation too complex and inconsistent with the country’s socio-economic condition.
Country lacks true democracy, says Manju
Jatiya Party faction chairman Anwar Hossain Manju, also the forest and environment minister, said on Saturday that the country now lacked true democracy.
Greens slam govt for failing to save Buriganga
Green activists said on Saturday they would not accept minister’s comment that the government in many cases was helpless in evicting the grabbers of the River Buriganga.
‘Raise voice together to rise above culture of fear’
A culture of fear persists in Bangladesh as the incumbent government is continuing to ensure their dominance in society, an academician and an editor said at a public dialogue on Saturday. They urged for the collective voice to be raised to overcome the fear.
