DENGUE MENACE Two more die in capital
The government on Wednesday increased dengue death toll to 47 from 40 on August 11.
ROHINGYA RETURN Assessment of voluntariness continues amid tight security
The UNHCR and the government jointly continued assessing voluntariness for return of the Rohingya people for the second day on Wednesday with 235 families participating in the process so far.
Trump postpones Denmark trip after Prime Minister refuses to discuss sale of Greenland
Less than two weeks before his scheduled trip to Denmark, President Donald Trump announced on Twitter that he has postponed his visit to Copenhagen after the Danish Prime Minister disputed his
Trump admin formally approves fighter jet sale to Taiwan amid China trade fight
The Trump administration has formally approved a major $8 billion arms sale to Taiwan involving 66 new F-16C/D fighter jets, the State Department announced Tuesday, a move that comes amid heightened tensions between Washington and Beijing over a range of issues, including trade and
More held in Kashmir to deter protests
Security forces detained 30 people overnight in Indian Kashmir’s main city of Srinagar, local officials said on Tuesday, seeking to keep a tight lid on protests over the federal government’s decision to strip the region of its autonomy.
KILLING OF ARRESTED PEOPLE IN ‘CROSSFIRE’ HC wants to know who will give explanation
‘Who will give explanation for killing arrested people in police custody in cross-fire,’ the High Court Division wanted to know from human right lawyers at a hearing on Tuesday.
AUGUST 21 GRENADE ATTACK Death reference, appeals pending since November
The death reference and the convicts’ appeals against the trial court verdict in the cases of August 21, 2004 grenade attack on Awami League rally at the capital’s Bangabandhu Avenue await
Aedes finds safe haven at DMCH
At least three more people died of dengue and 1,572 other were hospitalised across the country as the dengue menace continued unabated.
Delhi asks Dhaka to use defence loan
Indian external affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Tuesday requested Bangladesh to utilise a line of credit extended by India for purchasing military equipment.
HC scolds law enforcers for press conference during probes
The High Court Division on Tuesday scolded the police and other law enforcement agencies for holding press conference by presenting arrested people before the media during pendency of investigations.
