JCD’s draft voter list released
Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal’s draft voter list was released Monday.
Anti-Corruption Commission sues DIG Mizan, wife, 2 others
Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday filed a case against deputy inspector general of police Mizanur Rahman, his wife, brother and nephew on charge of their alleged involvement in accumulation of illegal wealth.
HC extends status quo on concessions to loan defaulters
The High Court Division on Monday extended until August 25 the status quo on the concessions given to loan defaulters by the Bangladesh Bank.
26pc deaths in Bangladesh due to poor diets: Lancet
Low intake of right kinds of food such as fruits, vegetables and whole grains and high intake of wrong kinds of food like sodium appear to be a cause for concern for the public health in Bangladesh.
Boris Johnson under pressure to explain police incident
Boris Johnson, the front-runner in the race to become Britain's next prime minister, was facing mounting calls Sunday to fully explain an incident in which police attended an alleged altercation at the London home he shares with his girlfriend.
Istanbul vote signals shift in Erdogan's dominance in Turkey
Change, hope, and a new beginning. That's the promise of Istanbul's newly elected mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.
Protectionism slammed as SE Asian leaders rally to trade pact
Southeast Asian leaders made an impassioned plea against protectionism at a regional summit in Bangkok Sunday, warning that a dragging US-China trade spat could hammer their export-led economies.
India rejects US report on attacks on minority Muslims
India on Sunday rejected a US State Department’s annual report on religious freedom that raised questions about the government’s inability to curb violent attacks on the country’s minority Muslims.
Three killed, 100 injured as train derailed in Moulvibazar
At least three people were killed and 100 more were injured, 10 of them critically, as five compartments of Upaban Express train derailed on Boromchal Bridge at Kulaura in Moulvibazar on Sunday night and one of the compartments fell into the Boromchal canal.
Poverty rate to be brought down to a level less than US’s: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said that the government’s target was to bring down the country’s poverty rate to a level less than what the USA has.
