Govt out to keep Mahmudur in jail by all means: BNP
Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Wednesday claimed the government was intervening in the justice system to prevent release of people who get bail.
16 named for Ekushey Padak
Sixteen eminent personalities have been named as recipients of the Ekushey Padak – 2016 in recognition of their outstanding contributions to their respective fields.
Political violence cost $2.2b in 2 years: WB
Political violence and unrest centring on war crimes verdicts in the past two years cost the economy about $2.20 billion, equivalent to 1 per cent of gross domestic product, the World Bank said in a report submitted to the finance ministry in the past week.
BTRC blasts GP for ‘hindering’ audit process
The telecom regulator on Wednesday asked mobile phone operator Grameenphone not to ‘hinder’ the ongoing audit to the company saying that the operator was not cooperating with the auditor.
New Hampshire primary: Trump, Sanders win; Kasich takes second
Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Bernie Sanders cruised to early victories in the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday, while Ohio Gov. John Kasich is projected to finish second in the GOP race.
Images emerge of N. Korea booster debris; U.S. official: satellite 'tumbling in orbit'
South Korea has released the first images of debris believed to be from a long-range rocket fired by North Korea on Sunday.
Ten dead, 17 critically injured after head-on train crash in Bavaria, Germany
Ten people are dead, 17 are critically injured and one person is missing after a head-on collision between two trains in Germany's southern state of Bavaria, police said Tuesday.
Top intelligence official: ISIS to attempt U.S. attacks this year
Top U.S. intelligence officials said Tuesday that ISIS was likely to attempt direct attacks on the U.S. in the coming year and that the group was infiltrating refugees escaping from Iraq and Syria to move across borders.
Justice Shamsuddin tried to turn court into AL premises: BNP
Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Tuesday claimed that former Supreme Court judge AHM Shamsuddin Manik had tried to turn the court premises into a ‘centre for implementation of Awami programmes’.
Two cases filed against Daily Star editor
At least two defamation cases were filed against the Daily Star editor Mahfuz Anam on Tuesday over publishing reports on alleged graft by Awami League president Sheikh Hasina on the basis of unsubstantiated DGFI information during the army-controlled interim government during the 2007-08.
