Ex-staffer: Benghazi committee pursuing 'partisan investigation' targeting Hillary Clinton
A former investigator with the House Select Committee on Benghazi is accusing the Republican-led panel of carrying out a politically motivated investigation targeting former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton instead of the thorough and objective fact-finding mission it was set up to pursue.
Guatemala landslide death toll rises to 271
The death toll from a massive landslide that covered much of a small village in Guatemala has reached 271, the country's public ministry said Saturday.
Obama jokes: Kanye West running for speaker
President Obama gave some advice on running for president to Kanye West on Saturday while speaking at a DNC fundraiser in San Francisco where the rapper performed.
PM says Khaleda conspiring to destabilise country
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia is conspiring from abroad to destabilise the country through killing foreigners living in Bangladesh. The prime minister said this when newly elected office-bearers of Chittagong, Barisal, Rangpur, Gopalganj and Gazipur Bar Associations met her at her official residence Ganobhaban.
Jute stockists create artificial crisis, allege exporters, spinners
Jute exporters and spinners have alleged a section of traders has created an artificial crisis of raw jute amid lack of government monitoring.
BNP demands removal of Ershad as PM’s special envoy
BNP on Saturday demanded the removal of deposed autocratic ruler HM Ershad from the post of prime minister’s special envoy showing respect for those embraced martyrdom during the anti-autocracy movement.
No account in Moosa’s name in Swiss banks
The central bank of Switzerland has stated that controversial Bangladeshi businessman Moosa Bin Shamsher did not have any account in any Swiss bank.
BGB deployed in Dhaka’s diplomatic zone
The government on Saturday deployed members of Border Guard Bangladesh in the city’s diplomatic zone in Gulshan and Baridhara.
Police arrest 2,500 a day in special drive
More than 2,000 people were being arrested every day as the police continued their ‘special drive’ across the country after the killings of two foreign nationals in Dhaka and Rangpur.
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS : PM asks officials for timely implementation
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday asked the authorities concerned to properly and timely complete all the development projects for ensuring the country’s quick progress.
