Honouring Mujib, Zia may pave way for nat’l unity: BNP
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Friday said that the process for national unity might begin with showing due respects to late presidents Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Ziaur Rahman.
VAT ON TUITION FEES : Protests continue, students call strike at private univs
Students of private universities continued protests for the third consecutive day on Friday and called strike at all private universities from today for withdrawal of value added tax imposed on their tuition fees.
40 Bangladeshi pilgrims injured in Makkah
At least 40 Bangladeshi pilgrims were injured as a huge construction crane collapsed and crashed onto the Grand Mosque in Makkah in Saudi Arabia on Friday, killing 87 hajj pilgrims.
U.S. to take at least 10,000 more Syrian refugees
President Barack Obama has ordered his administration to "scale up" the number of Syrian refugees admitted to the United States in the coming year, directing his team to prepare for at least 10,000 in the next fiscal year, the White House said Thursday.
Donald Trump: I wasn't talking about Carly Fiorina's face
Donald Trump said Thursday that when he suggested Carly Fiorina's face would make her unelectable, he wasn't talking about her looks.
Singapore votes but will anything change?
Singapore heads to the polls on Friday, and although the incumbent People's Action Party (PAP) is widely expected to retain its more than 50-year grip on power, it's the most competitive election in the city-state's history.
Senate Democrats protect Obama on Iran vote
In a significant win for White House, Senate Democrats Thursday blocked a Republican resolution of disapproval of the Iran nuclear deal from going to a final vote.
Japan flooding: 1 death, 22 missing in deluge
Heavy flooding over eastern Japan has caused one death, almost two dozen unaccounted for and houses washed away as residents were forced to their rooftops, desperate for rescue by military helicopters.
July-Aug ADP implementation rate hits lowest in a decade
The implementation rate of the annual development programme in the first two months of the current fiscal year hit the lowest mark in a decade mainly due to sluggishness of government agencies and departments in executing projects.
No SIM re-registration needed for valid mobile users
The telecom ministry on Thursday changed its stance on re-registration of subscriber identity module (SIM) cards and decided that the operators would launch screening to find out fake and faulty users for registration.
