Two ‘dacoits ’ killed in Sunderbans ‘gun battle’ with RAB
The ringleader of a ‘robber gang’ and another member were killed in a reported gunfight with the Rapid Action Battalion in the Sunderbans of Dacope upazila early Tuesday.
DU student protests for end to affiliation with 7 colleges go on
A group of students of Dhaka University put academic and administrative buildings under lock and key for the third consecutive day on Tuesday demanding an end to the university’s affiliation with seven colleges.
Why China is challenging Australia for influence over the Pacific Islands
With beaches fringed with palm trees and pristine waters full of tropical fish, many Pacific Islands are the kinds of remote places you would expect to see on Instagram.
DOJ tells Robert Mueller 'any testimony must remain in the boundaries of your public report'
The Justice Department wrote a letter to Robert Mueller on Monday about his upcoming congressional hearing, telling the former special counsel his testimony must adhere to the 448-page report he issued earlier this year.
Trump, Pakistani PM talk Taliban, Afghan peace talks at White House
President Donald Trump said the US has made "a lot of progress" toward ending the war in Afghanistan in negotiations with the Taliban in recent weeks and made clear his disdain for the US' ongoing US military presence in Afghanistan.
India denies Modi asked Trump to mediate Kashmir dispute
India’s foreign ministry on Monday denied that US president Donald Trump had been asked by Indian prime minister Narendra Modi to mediate the Kashmir conflict with Pakistan.
REMAND IN POLICE CUSTODY Discretion results in discrimination
Lawyers and right activists have expressed disappointment over discriminatory exercise of powers by judicial magistrates as some arrested crime suspects are allowed to be interrogated at the jail gate while others are sent to custody of investigations agencies for the purpose.
Suspended ACC director Basir arrested in bribery case
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday evening arrested its suspended directory Khandakar Enamul Basir on charge of taking bribe from suspended deputy inspector general of police Mizanur Rahman.
ACC files case against former SC judge, wife
Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday filed a case against Justice Md Joynul Abedin, a former apex court judge who went on retirement on December 31, 2009 and his wife.
HC summons DSCC, DNCC chief health officers
The High Court Division on Monday asked Dhaka North City Corporation chief health officer brigadier general Momimur Rahman Mamun and Dhaka South City Corporation chief health officer brigadier general Sharif Ahmed to explain on Thursday what they did to reduce aedes mosquito
