China lands more planes on man-made island in South China Sea
China says it has landed two civilian aircraft on an artificial island it has built in disputed waters in the South China Sea, just days after Vietnam objected to a similar maneuver.
Trump: North Korea is China's problem to fix
Donald Trump says he's sick and tired of the United States acting as the world's policeman.
4G spectrum auction by 2016: Tarana
The government will hold auction of 4G spectrum in the current year along with the remaining spectrum of 2G and 3G, state minister for posts and telecommunications Tarana Halim said on Wednesday.
Relations with Pakistan dip further
Bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Pakistan have become cold after the recent forced withdrawal of a Pakistani diplomat from Dhaka and subsequent retaliation by Islamabad. Parliament is likely to hold a debate on relations with Pakistan and its role regarding war crimes trial and execution of war criminals in Bangladesh in its upcoming session to begin on January 20.
Two labour bodies to merge
Two labour organisations – Jatiya Sramik Federation Bangladesh and Jatiya Sramik Federation – are going to merge into a single body.
WAR CRIMES : SC upholds Nizami’s death sentence
The Appellate Division on Wednesday upheld the death sentence of Jamaat chief Motiur Rahman Nizami for planning the killings of intellectuals in Dhaka and mass killings at two places in Pabna during the War of Independence.
Ganajagaran Mancha hails Nizami verdict
Ganajagaran Mancha on Wednesday expressed its satisfaction over the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court’s verdict that upheld the death sentence of Jamaat-e-Islami amir Motiur Rahman Nizami for planning elimination of intellectuals and mass killings in Pabna during Bangladesh’s war of independence in 1971.
Reports of New Year's Eve sex assaults in Cologne fuel German migrant debate
A spate of alleged sexual assaults and robberies at New Year's Eve festivities in the German city of Cologne has fueled a political firestorm over immigration in Germany.
Magnitude 5.1 seismic disturbance recorded in North Korea
A seismic event that the U.S. Geological Survey recorded as magnitude 5.1 occurred Wednesday morning in an area of northeast North Korea known for nuclear tests.
Trump's latest Twitter opponent? Samuel L. Jackson
Donald Trump strikes again on Twitter -- and this time, at actor Samuel L. Jackson. The Republican presidential candidate tweeted at Jackson on Tuesday, writing, "I don't know @SamuelLJackson, to best of my knowledge haven't played golf w/him & think he does too many TV commercials—boring. Not a fan."
