Kicked Syrian migrant offered football role in Madrid
One Syrian migrant and his young son are starting a new life in Madrid Thursday -- a week after being seen around the world as they were sent sprawling by a Hungarian camerawoman.
Assertive Japan poised to abandon 70 years of pacifism
Japan's upper house of Parliament is poised to pass the first major reinterpretation of the country's pacifist constitution since the end of World War II, despite fierce and vocal opposition that culminated with lawmakers getting into physical altercations.
Migrant crisis: Croatia closes border crossings as thousands stream in
A day after Croatia opened its border to migrants, the country changed tack Thursday, closing seven border crossings with Serbia after thousands of people streamed in.
BTRC scraps licences of 33 ISPs for non-renewal
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission on Thursday cancelled licences of 33 internet service providers as the ISPs failed to renew their licences. BTRC officials said the operation of the ISPs would remain suspended until further notice. ‘We have asked the ISPs to pay their dues within one month and renew the licences. Once they do so, they might be able to resume operation,’ said a BTRC official.
Poor infrastructure, gas crisis hold back FDI: joint chambers
The leaders of the joint chambers on Thursday said that impoverished infrastructure and gas crisis were the key challenges for attracting foreign investment in Bangladesh.
PM greets Raushon, Ershad, Khaleda on Eid-ul-Azha
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has greeted leader of the opposition Begum Raushon Ershad, PM’s special envoy and Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha.
BNP set to miss deadline for new committees
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party is set to miss September 30 deadline for constituting new committees of its all units, as it has so far formed new committees of no district unit and not even half of thana units, marking the slow pace of the party reorganisation.
ENGLISH MEDIUM SCHOOLS’ TUITION FEES : No VAT for 6 months: HC
The High Court on Thursday stayed collection of Value Added Tax on tuition fees of English medium schools for six months.
NBR nets Tk 153cr on 1st day of tax fair
The National Board of Revenue collected Tk 153 crore in income tax on Wednesday, the opening day of a weeklong income tax fair being organised by the revenue board throughout the country, and provided 57,047 people with services related to income tax payment, according to the official data of the NBR.
Syria's Bashar al-Assad: West is to blame for refugee crisis
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is blaming Western nations for fueling the refugee crisis by supporting opposition groups in his country's bloody civil war.
