G20 summit 2019: Trump meets leaders in Osaka
Putin to meet with Turkey's Erdogan over controversial missile system From CNN's Samantha Beech
G20 summit 2019: Trump meets leaders in Osaka
Putin to meet with Turkey's Erdogan over controversial missile system From CNN's Samantha Beech
NASA will fly a drone to Titan to search for life
For its next mission in our solar system, NASA plans to fly a drone copter to Saturn’s largest moon Titan in search of the building blocks of life, the space agency said Thursday.
Indian mother, daughter heads shaved after resisting rape
An Indian mother and her daughter were beaten and had their heads shaved by a group of men after they resisted a gang rape attempt, police said on Friday, in the latest attack to highlight the dangers facing women in the country.
Trump plays nice at divisive G20
US president Donald Trump Friday struck a conciliatory tone with fellow world leaders at one of the most high-stakes G20 meetings in years, despite deep divisions on trade and climate change.
Women hardly quizzed by female officials
A number of female suspects in various cases alleged that they were not interrogated by female officials while in custody, but instead by their male colleagues in the law enforcement agencies.
Rampal project goes against constitution: Sultana Kamal
The government’s decision to set-up a coal-fired power plant at Rampal goes against the constitution, National Committee for Saving the Sundarban president Sultana Kamal said on Friday.
Finance Bill to be passed today
The government is set to cancel the mandatory requirement of taxpayer’s identification number for the electricity consumers and payment of an extra five per cent tax by saving certificate holders as the proposed Finance Bill 2019 is scheduled to be passed in the Jatiya Sangsad today.
Rifat Murder: Main suspects still at large
The police on Friday were yet to arrest main suspects in the murder of Rifat Sharif who was hacked to death in Barguna on Wednesday morning but said they stepped up efforts to round them up.
Capital flight on as govt goes lenient
Corrupt individuals having close relationships with the government might have laundered money from the country and deposited it with banks in Switzerland to avoid future risks, said economists and experts on Friday.
