180 killed, 344 hurt in road accidents during Eid holidays: report
At least 180 people were killed and 344 injured in 130 road accidents across the country during the Eid-ul-Azha holidays, says a report published on Saturday.
Probe initiated against Jamalpur DC as video goes viral
The Cabinet Division has launched a move to verify a video where Jamalpur deputy commissioner Ahmed Kabir was seen hugging a female colleague privately, drawing criticism in social media after it went viral.
Rohingyas still in Myanmar trapped by new war
When Myanmar officials toured refugee camps in Bangladesh last month, inviting Rohingya Muslims who fled the country to return, they brought with them pamphlets adorned with cartoons showing hijab-wearing women passing through checkpoints and happily grasping identity cards.
Trump's China trade war spirals as 2020 looms
The dangerous new twist in the tariff war between the United States and China will heap ominous pressure on the global economy at a moment when it is already struggling in the undertow of their trade superpower showdown.
Boris Johnson stakes future on Donald Trump after Brexit. The gamble may break Britain
This weekend, Boris Johnson makes his leadership debut on the world stage at the G7 in the French resort of Biarritz.
Kashmiris protest amid curfew
An Indian soldier was killed by Pakistani forces on the Kashmir border, the military said Friday, as a tense lockdown in the region of seven million residents continued for the 19th day.
NAWAZ SHARIF’S CASE Pakistan SC orders action against judge
Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Friday ordered disciplinary action against a judge who convicted former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, effectively giving a boost to Sharif’s appeal against a seven-year jail term for corruption.
Foreign debt to double in 5 years
The country’s external credit will more than double in 2022 – just in a span of five years – amid high growth of suppliers credits and short-term borrowings to finance big infrastructure projects.
NAP president Muzaffar dies
The last surviving member of the advisory council of Bangladesh’s government in exile during the war of independence in 1971, Muzaffar Ahmed, died at a Dhaka hospital on Friday. He was 97.
DEEP SEA DISPUTES WITH INDIA FM for amicable solution
Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen on Friday said Bangladesh and India agreed to withdraw their objections lodged with the United Nations on the disputes involving claims to the deep sea floor as the issue would be resolved amicably.
