Election must by next year: Khaleda
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia, who is now in London, on Friday night told her party leaders of the UK chapter that general election in Bangladesh must be held by 2016.
BNP for Tk 1,000 for per tonne of goods to be transhipped
Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Saturday asked the government to set transit fee for per tonne of Indian goods at Taka 1,000 as proposed by NBR.
BBC BANGLADESH SANGLAP : Govt not always sensitive to citizen’s demands, says Shahriyar
State minister for foreign affairs Shahriyar Alam on Saturday said it was not always possible for the government to understand its citizens’ demands or interests.
Income tax fair collects Tk 1,096cr in 4 days
The National Board of Revenue has collected Tk 1,096.68 crore in four days of the week-long income tax fair it is organising across the country.The collection was Tk 931.50 crore in the same period in the last year’s fair.
Japanese lawmakers OK greater overseas role for military
Japan's upper chamber of Parliament early Saturday approved controversial bills allowing the country's military to engage in overseas combat in limited circumstances -- a major shift after seven decades of pacifism.
China: U.S. has repatriated 'most wanted' fugitive Yang Jinjun
The United States has repatriated a Chinese businessman on a list of the country's most wanted fugitives.
Riding high after debate, Bush shifts focus from Trump back to Clinton
After being on stage for nearly three hours Wednesday night, Jeb Bush kept things short Thursday while holding a rally here, though the CNN debate was clearly on his mind.
GOP 2016 hopefuls split over Trump's Muslim controversy
Republican presidential hopefuls were split Friday amid the fallout from Donald Trump not taking issue with a man who, during a campaign event, called President Barack Obama a Muslim and said Muslims are "a problem in this country."
Russia sends fighter jets to Syria after talks with U.S.
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter spoke with his Russian counterpart Friday as Russian military moves inside Syria continued to escalate with the arrival of fighter jets.
Prices of vegetables high in capital
The prices of vegetables remained high in the city’s kitchen markets over the week ending Friday. Traders said that consumers would have to wait until harvest of winter vegetables for decreasing prices as rains damaged farmland across the country.
