JANUARY 5 RALLY : AL, BNP opt for alternative venues
Both the ruling Awami League and opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party opted for alternative venues for holding their rallies in the capital on Tuesday if they were denied permission to hold the rally at Suhrawardy Udyan.
OIL PRICE CUT : Muhith wants policy before downward revision of price
Finance minister AMA Muhith has once again ruled out possibility of immediate downward adjustment of fuel oils prices in the local market while such demand is getting louder with the continuous fall of prices in the global market.
Concerns remain as private investment dull: CPD
The Centre for Policy Dialogue on Sunday expressed concern over prolonged stagnant situation in private investment despite overall stability in the economy over the first half of the current fiscal year.
Book on sexual violence in 1971 launched
A new book ‘The Spectral Wound: Sexual violence, public memories and the Bangladesh war of 1971’ by Nayanika Mookherjee published by Duke University Press, a Durham based university in North Carolina of the United States, was launched on Sunday.
Protest in Tehran after Saudis execute Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr, 46 others
Saudi Arabia said Saturday it had executed 47 people in a single day, including a dissident Shiite cleric, Nimr al-Nimr, who had repeatedly spoken out against the government and the Saudi royal family.
3 killed in attack on India air base; all 5 attackers dead, official says
Five suspected militants attacked an Indian air base near the border with Pakistan on Saturday, leaving two security force members and a civilian dead before they were killed, according to government officials.
Mexican mayor slain one day after taking office
The mayor of a municipality in Mexico was slain by armed men inside her home on Saturday -- one day after taking office.
Israeli security forces scour Tel Aviv for shooting suspect
Israeli authorities went house-to-house Saturday in Tel Aviv, searching for the man suspected of killing two people and injuring eight others in a shooting outside a pub.
Al-Shabaab recruit video with Trump excerpt: U.S. is racist, anti-Muslim
An al Qaeda affiliate has apparently released a new recruitment video, telling Muslims in America that the country has a long history of racism and discrimination and will turn on its Muslim community.
JANUARY 5 POLLS ANNIV : AL, BNP in row over rally venue
The ruling Awami League and opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Saturday announced that they would hold rallies at Suhrawardy Udyan on January 5, the second anniversary of the general elections boycotted by all opposition parties.
