CLIMATE VULNERABILITY : France, Germany express empathy
France and German foreign ministers on Monday expressed empathy for the vulnerability of Bangladesh in the face of climate change and hoped the next climate conference, scheduled for November in Paris, would come up with some concrete measures to address the concern.
Fakhrul returns home
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir returned home tonight (Monday night) after taking medical treatment abroad for nearly two months, report United News of Bangladesh. ‘Mirza Fakhrul arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport by a Singapore Airlines flight around 10:40pm,’ BNP chairperson’s media wing member Sayrul Kabir Khan told UNB. Senior BNP leaders, including Abdullah Al Noman, Shamsuzzaman Dudu, Asaduzzaman Ripon, Ruhul Quddus Talukder Dulu, Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal and Imran Saleh Prince, received him at the airport.
Govt controlling mass media through secret policy: BNP
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Monday alleged that the incumbent government was controlling mass media through a ‘secret mass media policy.’ BNP spokesman Asaduzzaman Ripon at a briefing at the party central office said that the government was interfering with the mass media overtly and covertly.
BASIC BANK SCAM : 18 cases filed against 154 people
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday filed 18 cases against 154 BASIC Bank officials and 18 business firms on charge of embezzlement of Tk 705.80 crore from the bank. The commission, however, did not prosecute former BASIC Bank chairman Sheikh Abdul Hai Bacchu.
People set out journey home, defy hassles
Bus, train and ferry terminals witnessed a mad rush as people started streaming out of Dhaka on Monday defying all accompanying hassles of bumpy journey to celebrate Eid with their near and dear ones.
Why Donald Trump trips over Obama's heritage
Donald Trump declined to use his Sunday show opportunities to clarify his thoughts on President Barack Obama's birthplace and repeatedly avoided direct answers on the subject.
Greek elections: Tsipras declares victory, thanks voters for 'clear mandate'
A month after he resigned from his post as prime minister, a jubilant Alexis Tsipras declared victory in Greece's snap elections Sunday.
Pope meets with Fidel Castro in Cuba
Pope Francis met privately with former Cuban president Fidel Castro on Sunday, a meeting the Vatican described as "friendly and informal."
Europe struggles to cope with migrants' march of misery
That's what the Hungarian interior minister said the migration pressure in Europe is creating in countries like his and Serbia, as well as others.
PM wants officials to work in coordination
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged the government officials to work in a coordinated way as ministries or divisions are interdependent for development works.
