আওয়ামী লীগের পদ টাকায় বিক্রি হয়

ডাকসুর সাবেক ভিপি সুলতান মোহাম্মদ মনসুর আহমদ বলেছেন, যখন ছাত্রলীগ-যুবলীগ নেতা-কর্মীরা দেখে আওয়ামী লীগের পদ টাকায় বিক্রি হয় তখন তারাও উৎসাহিত হয়। কমিটিতে ঢুকতে হলে যখন টাকা দিয়ে ঢুকতে হয় তখন তাদের টাকার প্রতি উৎসাহ বাড়ে। জিল্লুর রহমানের সঞ্চালনায় বৃহস্পতিবার বেসরকারি টেলিভিশন চ্যানেল আইতে তৃতীয় মাত্রা শীর্ষক টকশোত এসব কথা বলেন তিনি।

2 members of U.S. military stop Islamist attacker on train in Belgium

A massacre on a high-speed train in Belgium was prevented Friday when two members of the U.S. military in civilian clothing surprised an Islamist militant, authorities said.

Oil sinks below $40 for 1st time since 2009

Crude crumbled below $40 a barrel on Friday for the first time since March 2009. It's a watershed moment for the meltdown in energy prices that began last fall. Keep in mind as recently as June 2014 crude was hovering north of $100 a barrel.

Worries mount about migrant crisis on Macedonia border

A day after Macedonia declared a state of emergency to deal with an unprecedented migrant crisis, the United Nations refugee agency said it received assurances Friday that the border between Greece and the former Yugoslavia will not be closed.

North Korea issues military threat as tensions with South Korea rise

North Korea outlined an ultimatum Friday to its southern neighbor: Stop the "provocations" and "psychological warfare" or pay the price.

AUG 21 GRENADE ATTACK : Khaleda, son involved: PM

The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Friday said that there was no doubt that BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and her eldest son Tarique Rahman were behind the attack on Awami League rally on August 21, 2004 that killed 24 people.

Prices of egg, broiler, onion, garlic on the rise

The prices of egg, broiler, onion and garlic increased in the city’s kitchen markets over the week ending Friday.

Govt continues character assassination: Khaleda

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson, Khaleda Zia, on Friday said that the government continued to file false cases against BNP leaders and activists aiming at character assassination. In a statement, signed by BNP spokesperson Asaduzzaman Ripon, she said, ‘BNP had neither done politics of terrorism nor sheltered terrorists.’

JL man killed in ‘encounter’

Another ruling party man, accused of triple murder in a factional clash in city, was killed in an ‘encounter’ with the law enforcers on early Friday at Gazipur. The victim, Saidur Rahman, 35, a Juba League leader, was involved in murdering three people, claimed police.

FAKE LICENSES, UNFIT VEHICLES : Drive brings no change

The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority’s ongoing drive against unfit vehicles and fake driving licenses all over the country appears to have had little impact. Many unfit vehicles still ply the Dhaka city streets and highways, and at roads in other parts of the country.