SALAUDDIN’S APPEAL: SC verdict on Jul 29
The Appellate Division announced Tuesday that it would on July 29 deliver the verdict in appeal of death row war crimes inmate Salauddin Quader Chowdhury. A four-judge bench chaired by Chief Justice SK Sinha set the schedule after hearing both the sides.
UNICEF, EU launch toolkit for child rights integration in dev cooperation
As part of their collaboration, UNICEF and the European Union on Tuesday launched ‘Child Rights Toolkit: Integrating child rights in development cooperation’ providing practical guidance to all donors and social actors concerned.
Greece: How did it get into this mess?
Greece's affair with the euro began with the grandest of hopes. The country approved the euro in 2001, in time to be among the first countries to use the new currency
Chicago convulsed by another violent weekend; top cop blames justice system
A visibly angry Chicago Police Department Superintendent said Sunday that he is "outraged and saddened" by a violent holiday weekend there. Even in a city frequently beset by headline-grabbing violence, seven slayings between Friday morning and Sunday afternoon drew terrible attention.
Obama on ISIS: 'This is a long-term campaign
President Barack Obama offered an update on the military mission against ISIS on Monday, emphasizing the long-term nature of the effort and the importance of local forces and stable governments as keys to stopping the terror group's rise.
Bangladesh, India launch survey in enclaves over nationality
Bangladesh and India on Monday launched a joint survey to record the ‘choice of nationality’ of 51,584 people in 162 enclaves in each other’s territories ahead of the July 31 integration of the land with the respective mainland under the historic Land Boundary Agreement. Officials said, 50 teams began the survey in 111 Indian enclaves in Bangladesh while 25 teams went inside India to carry out the identical task in 51 enclaves in India, Times of India reports.
Khaleda for unity of ‘nationalist’ forces
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson, Khaleda Zia, on Monday said people were now looking to the ‘nationalist forces’ to rid them of the current situation.
SEXUAL ASSAULT ON PAHELA BAISHAKH: Minister claims arrest, police deny.
The state minister for home, Asaduzzaman Khan, on Monday told parliament that few suspects in the sexual harassments during Bangla New Year celebrations at Dhaka University, while the law enforcement agencies denied any such arrest.
No! Greek vote shocks Europe
More than 60% heeded left-wing Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' call to vote "no." He hopes to force Europe to hand over more money with less austerity attached, and cancel some of Greece's enormous debt.
At least 20 people killed in attacks in Nigeria
A suicide bomber blew himself up in a church Sunday in the Nigerian town of Potiskum, killing the priest and four other worshippers, witnesses and police told CNN.
