President for harnessing potentials of blue-economy
President Abdul Hamid on Monday said developing effective maritime policies at national, sub-regional and regional levels was important for better economic development of the Indian Ocean region.
PAY STRUCTURE DISPARITIES : Govt officers, univ teachers begin work abstention
Govern offices across the country saw no activities for two hours from the midday on Monday as over 4.30 lakh officers abstained from work demanding removal of disparities from the new pay structure.
A Mexican actress's tweet kick-started talks with 'El Chapo'
Without her help, Sean Penn says he never could have arranged a secret meeting with cartel kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman.
Jailed in North Korea, pastor Hyeon Soo Lim hopes to go home to Canada
The doors open and a prisoner is marched in by two stern-faced North Korean guards, their demeanor expressing authority and righteous disdain for the inmate.
Playground gang rape has NYPD asking public for help
New York police are looking for five men who forced a father at gunpoint to leave his daughter behind so they could take turns raping her, according to a press release.
U.S. B-52 bomber flies over S. Korea in solidarity after N. Korean nuclear claim
Days after North Korea claimed it tested a hydrogen bomb, the United States responded with a display of military might on the Korean Peninsula.
Sheikh Mujib’s Homecoming Day observed
Homecoming Day of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding president of Bangladesh, was observed across the country in a befitting manner on Sunday.
Executive trying to wrest power from judiciary: CJ
Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha on Sunday said the executive branch of the state was trying to wrest power from the judiciary.
Income tax collection falls short of target by Tk 4,439cr in H1
Income tax collection by the National Board of Revenue fell short of target by Tk 4,439 crore in the first half of the current fiscal year mainly because of slow growth in corporate tax collection, from the banking sector in particular, and due to the ambitious target set for the year, officials said.
DIUDC becomes champion in 5th DSE inter club debate
Daffodil International University Debating Club has become champion defeating Dhaka University Debating Society in the 5th DSE inter club debate championship.
