PM asks telcos to cut internet service prices
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday asked the telephone operators to bring down internet service fees at consumer level as the government has reduced its bandwidth fees. She said her government had slashed the price of bandwidth several times and now the price is at Tk 625 against Tk 78,000 in 2008.
SQC son Hummam goes to jail in case filed in 2008
A metropolitan magistrate court in Dhaka on Saturday sent a son of war crimes convict Salauddin Quader Chowdhury to jail after police arrested him on charge of murder attempt 8 years ago. The complaint was lodged with the Gulshan police, police said.
Delhi opposes $7 transit fee per tonne of cargo
India recently conveyed its reservations about the rate of transit and transshipment fees Bangladesh is contemplating to charge for its goods passing through it. Officials said that India conveyed its reservations even before Bangladesh could finalize the rates of transit and transshipment fees.
CITY WATER LOGGING : DNCC mayor points finger at grabbers
Dhaka North City Corporation mayor Annisul Huq on Saturday said the water-logging in the capital is not possible to be solved overnight as powerful quarters have grabbed the city cannels and other water bodies.
More people marooned as flood engulfs new areas
Flood situation worsened in northern areas of the country as a number of places of Bogra, Jamalpur and Gaibandha districts went under water due mainly to onrush of upstream waters.
European migrant crisis: A country-by-country glance
Europe is in the midst of an unprecedented human migration. Fleeing war, fearing for their life and dreaming of a better life far from the poverty and upheaval of their unstable nations, hundreds of thousands are flocking to Europe's shores. The migrants and refugees risk their lives in rickety boats and cramped lorry containers -- only to be greeted by governments that can't agree on how, or if, to welcome them.
West to blame for Europe's migrant crisis, say Erdogan, Putin
Who's to blame for Europe's deepening refugee crisis? To hear Erdogan and Putin tell it, it's the West.
Drone slams into seating area at U.S. Open; teacher arrested
Tennis balls were not the only thing flying Thursday night at the U.S. Open, where a small drone crashed into a seating area during a match.
Chinese Navy ships entered U.S. waters off Alaskan coast
Chinese Navy ships entered U.S. territorial waters off of Alaska last week, coming within 12 miles of the coastline, multiple defense officials told CNN Friday.
Japan’s hard line complicates release of $1.2b fund
Japan has taken a hard line on signing loan agreements with the government, as JICA said they will not sign loan agreements against five pipe-line projects involving US$ 1.2 billion until their development project proposals are approved.
