Raushan urges PM to inspect city in disguise
The opposition leader in parliament, Raushan Ershad, on Wednesday said ordinary people in the city were passing their days in misery and suggested the prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, travel around the city in disguise to see the actual picture of the fate of people.
Govt to form tribunals for speedy trial of Khaleda, associates: PM
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Wednesday told parliament that ‘the government has plans’ to form special tribunals under Section 27 of the Anti-Terrorism Act, 2009 for trials of cases filed against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and her associates for instructions for petrol bomb attacks.
N’GANJ 7 KILLING: 25 RAB men, 10 others indicted Court issues warrant against 13 fugitives.
A judicial magistrate court in Narayanganj on Wednesday indicted 35 people, including 25 officers and rankers of Rabid Action Battalion, for the killings of seven people after abduction in Narayanganj in April 2014
Schoolboy killed in city road accident
The enthusiasm of Eid shopping of a schoolboy ended in a tragedy when a bus knocked him down, leaving him dead on spot in the capital’s Dhanmondi on Wednesday afternoon. The 12-year-old boy, Fahim Ahmed,
Alarm in India over dozens of deaths of people linked to Vyapam scandal
TV journalist Akshay Singh had spent about an hour talking to the family he had traveled to central India to interview when he started losing consciousness.
Pope notes: Francis says the rich shouldn't rule the world
Taking his eco-friendly message to the masses, Pope Francis called for a new system of global justice based on human rights and care for the environment rather than economic profits.
Hillary Clinton: 'People should and do trust me'
In Hillary Clinton's first national interview of the 2016 race, she attacked her Republican rivals on immigration and dismissed the suggestion that the American people have a problem trusting her.
How China's media and risky trading fueled stock market crash
The Shanghai Composite had just gone above 4,000 points, and investors were pouring money into the market. Brokers were opening four million new trading accounts a week to meet demand. The newspaper proclaimed the bull market was "just beginning."
PM annoyed at Syed Ashraf Rumours spread over removal of Ashraf
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, has expressed her displeasure at the repeated absence of local government, rural development and cooperatives minister Syed Ashraful Islam from crucial meetings.
Khaleda warns party leaders
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson, Khaleda Zia, has warned senior party leaders against talking about the party’s internal matter in public.