No let-up in drug menace
The cabinet on Monday approved in principle a draft of the Narcotics Control (Amendment) Bill 2020 as the government backtracked on implementing a provision..
Wilful Defaulters Bangladesh Bank opposes issusing car, trade, property licences
Bangladesh Bank is opposing issuing trade licences and registration of cars and properties to wilful loan defaulters in the draft bill seeking amendment to the bank company act 1991.
Riyadh asks Dhaka to take back 50,000 Rohingyas
Riyadh has requested Dhaka to take back over 50,000 Rohingya people of Myanmar from Saudi Arabia, creating an irritant in the bilateral ties with Bangladesh.
RAB fails to wrap Sagar-Runi murder probe in 8 years
Eight years have elapsed since the Rapid Action Battalion began investigating the sensational double murder case of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi ..
Posters still in place 10 days after polls
Ten days have passed after the city election but posters still hanged haphazardly at different locations in Dhaka which the mayoral and councillor candidates ..
Dhaka’s ‘unhealthy’ air ranks 6th worst in AQI
Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka ranked sixth among cities with worst air quality on Monday morning.
Coronavirus Death toll spikes to 902
The number of deaths from China’s new novel coronavirus epidemic jumped to 902 on Monday after the hardest-hit province of Hubei reported 91 new fatalities.
The man who shot at police officers in New York says he did so because he hates cops, official says
The man who shot at two New York Police Department officers Saturday and then opened fire inside a precinct Sunday told investigators he did so because ..
China cautiously returns to work as Wuhan coronavirus death toll tops 900 worldwide
Millions of people across China are heading back to work after the Lunar New Year break turned into an extended quarantine due to the Wuhan coronavirus.
British Airways smashes record for quickest subsonic flight from New York to London
A British Airways (BA) flight has broken the record for the fastest-ever subsonic flight between New York and London, reaching a top speed of more than 800mph (1,287km/h).
