Mob beatings continue
At least 13 victims of mob attacks survived in Chattogram, Rajshahi and Bogura Monday as the merciless mob beatings became viral across the country dubbing the innocent targets child lifters.
'Very substantial evidence' Trump is 'guilty of high crimes and misdemeanors,' House Judiciary Chair says
House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler on Sunday said Robert Mueller's report presents "very substantial evidence" that President Donald Trump is "guilty of high crimes and misdemeanors" -- an impeachable offense.
ACC approves charge sheet against 7 ex-MDs, 16 others for Barapukuria coal theft
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday approved a charge sheet against seven former managing directors and 16 officials of Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Limited for their alleged involvement in the sensational theft of 1,43,728 tonnes of coal worth Tk 243.29 crore from the colliery in Dinajpur.
PM opposes hasty steps against Preo Bala
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has asked that no hasty step should be taken against NGO official Preo Bala Biswas for her complaint to US president Donald Trump during a meeting at the latter’s office in Washington DC, said road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday.
Pursue political, economic diplomacy together
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday asked Bangladeshi envoys in Europe to pursue political and economic diplomacy together in the interest of the country’s economic development.
DIG Mizan shown arrested in bribery case
A Dhaka Court on Sunday asked police to show suspended deputy inspector general of police Mizanur Rahamn arrested in a case filed in connection with bribing Tk 40 lakh to suspended Anti-Corruption Commission director Khandakar Enamul Basir.
Rivers around capital swell
There is no possibility of flood waters entering the capital though all the rivers flowing by it are swelling, the Water Development Board told New Age Sunday.
UK vows 'robust' action if Iran doesn't release British-flagged oil tanker
Britain reiterated warnings Saturday that it would take "robust" action if Iran did not release a UK-flagged oil tanker it seized in the Strait of Hormuz, the latest confrontation in a tense standoff unfolding in the important shipping route.
Hong Kong police make 'largest ever' seizure of explosives on eve of protests
Police in Hong Kong have seized what is thought to be the largest ever cache of high-powered explosives uncovered in the city, in a raid Friday night on a suspected bomb-making factory.
Urban bias keeps doctors off villages: study
Doctors in Bangladesh are highly urban centric while majority of the population live in rural areas, says a study of the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Diseases Research, Bangladesh.
