Fakhrul sent to jail
The acting Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, landed in jail on Tuesday for the seventh time since May 2012.
Traders want vessel rent, port charge cut at Pangaon terminal
Businesses on Tuesday suggested a roadmap that can be prepared by the government to make the Pangaon Inland Container Terminal cost effective for the importers and exporters so that they become interested to use the port, officials of the National Board of Revenue said.
Khaleda, Tarique trying to contact int’l terrorist organisaitons: Inu
Information minister Hasanul Haq Inu on Tuesday alleged that Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia and her son Tarique Rahman were trying to communicate with the Middle East-based international terrorist organisations to create instability in the country.
BASIC BANK : Bacchu appointed 1,553 people violating rules
An internal investigation of the state-owned BASIC Bank Ltd found that its former chairman Sheikh Abdul Hye Bacchu had appointed at least 1,553 employees at different positions of the bank from 2011 to 2014 violating banking rules.
RECENT KILLINGS : Blame game clouds probes
The national political scene is witnessing a return of the old blame game in the wake of recent killings of secular bloggers.
Russian plane crash in Egypt: It's too early to determine cause, officials say
How close are authorities to pinpointing what caused a Russian passenger jet to break up in midair and crash in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula?
China to take on Boeing, Airbus with homegrown C919 passenger jet
Amid much fanfare on live national television, China on Monday rolled its first homegrown large passenger jet off the production line in Shanghai, vowing to challenge the dominance of Airbus and Boeing in the global commercial aviation market.
Chinese naval ships to visit Florida port
Three Chinese naval ships are scheduled to visit Naval Station Mayport in Jacksonville, Florida, Tuesday as part of a routine goodwill port visit. The ships are expected to arrive following visits to ports in Europe.
Australia drops knights and dames
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says the country will no longer appoint knights and dames, calling the titles anachronistic.
Anti-Muslim tension simmers ahead of Myanmar election
It has been more than been two years since this town in Myanmar burned with the fires of deadly violence. Look closely, and there are haunting scars left behind.
