MUNICIPAL MAYORAL RACE : BNP on the lookout for 13 candidates
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party might choose mayoral candidates for 13 municipalities where nomination papers of it candidates were cancelled while the ruling Awami League had mayoral candidates for all the 234 municipalities.
All blocked apps, sites unblocked : Tarana
The state minister for post and telecommunications, Tarana Halim, on Monday said she had instructed unblock all blocked communication apps and social networking sites.
B’desh pvt sector needs to be strengthened
World Bank senior vice-president and chief economist Kaushik Basu on Monday said the Bangladesh’s private sector should be strengthened more to promote lifestyle of the people.
Obama: Climate agreement 'best chance we have' to save the planet
President Barack Obama praised a landmark climate change agreement approved Saturday in Paris, saying it could be "a turning point for the world."
How Istanbul's abandoned street dogs end up in America
In an unassuming home in a tidy neighborhood of Istanbul, you can hear the occupants long before you see them.
Gunman shot, killed at Walmart in Pennsylvania
A man wielding two handguns was shot and killed at a Walmart in Pennsylvania, authorities said.
Iowa poll: Ted Cruz leads Donald Trump
Another poll shows Ted Cruz leading Donald Trump in Iowa.
National Front trails in French regional elections
France's far-right National Front Party was pushing to win control of a region for the first time as voters headed to the polls Sunday.
Now access to Skype, Tweeter, Emo blocked
The Bangladesh Telephone Regularity Commission on Sunday instructed the IIG and mobile phone operators to block access to social media services Skype, Tweeter and Emo in Bangladesh.
WB chief economist for easing B’desh business process, increasing investment
World Bank senior vice president and chief economist Kaushik Basu on Sunday said Bangladesh has to ensure easy business process and speed up the investment-GDP ratio to increase economic growth to eight per cent from the existing of 6.50 per cent or 6.70 per cent.
