South Carolina church fire: Mt. Zion AME burns in Greeleyville
A fire broke out at the Mt. Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church in Greeleyville, South Carolina, on Tuesday. Up to 50 firefighters fought to extinguish the blaze, a fire official said.
Maya, Quamrul should resign: TIB
The disaster management and relief minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya and food minister Qamrul Islam should resign from their positions willingly on the allegations of corruption, said Transparency International Bangladesh officials on Tuesday.
Muhith under fire over loan scams Appropriation bill 2015 passed
Finance minister AMA Muhith on Tuesday faced the wrath of the opposition and independent parliament members for failing to bring the masterminds of the loans scams to book. He was also criticised for growing capital flight from the country to Malaysia, Canada, the UAE and Geneva, just before passing of the appropriation bill 2015 in the parliament.
HC asks govt if Brazil wheat suitable for consumption
The High Court on Tuesday directed the food ministry secretary and the director-general of the directorate of food to explain to the court in 72 hours as to whether the wheat imported and released by the ministry is suitable for human consumption, as newspapers ran conflicting reports over it.
Greek PM hints he'll quit if people back bailout offer
European leaders made clear they could yet save Greece from economic chaos, but there would need to be a political earthquake in Athens first.
Solar plane faces most dangerous part of around-the-world flight
This is pretty much it: the most dangerous part of a historic solar-powered adventure playing out thousands of feet above the Earth.
Quick succession of terrorist attacks has officials worried
The scenes were horrific: Vacationers snapped from their naps by the sound of gunfire. The screams of the injured. Blood on the beach.
Tax on exports, pvt univ VAT lowered Realtors to get more than one year to pay duties, finance bill passed
Lowering tax on exports, reducing the proposed VAT on tuition fees for private university students and slashing additional levy on internet users, the finance bill for the new fiscal year was passed in parliament on Monday.
Ershad brands women present in JS ‘showpieces’
Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad on Monday branded all women present in parliament, including his wife Raushan Ershad, as ‘showpieces’.
50 countries join China-led AIIB
Fifty countries including Bangladesh signed a groundbreaking agreement in Beijing on Monday to create the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, with Dhaka being a founding member having a 0.67 per cent stake in the US$ 100 billion bank.
