The coming show trial of Assange
ON FRIDAY morning I was in a small courtroom at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London. Julian Assange, held in Belmarsh Prison and dressed in a pale-blue prison shirt, appeared on a
Primary healthcare coverage poor in Bangladesh
The essential health service coverage in Bangladesh remained poor as its performance index was worst in the South East Asia and below the global average rate of coverage of providing primary health services, health experts said Tuesday.
36 lakh cases pending with courts, law minister tells JS
Law minister Anisul Huq on Tuesday told parliament that more than 35.82 lakh cases were now pending with the Supreme Court and the lower courts across the country.
Tough measures sought to recover bad loans
Lawmakers on Tuesday demanded tough measures to recover defaulted loans to check the growth of undisclosed money as well as the capital flight from the country.
Khaleda gets bail in two defamation cases
The High Court on Tuesday granted bail for six months to Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia in two cases filed on defamation charges.
Bangladesh’s first iron mine in Dinajpur
For the first time in Bangladesh, a magnetite (iron ore) mine has been discovered at Isabpur in Hakimpur of Dinajpur, bringing new hopes for the country’s economy.
Sohel Taj’s nephew will be traced: Home Minister
Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Tuesday said the nephew missing of former state minister for home Tanjim Ahmed Sohel Taj would be traced no matter where might be.
Trump may raise Hong Kong protests with Xi as city remains a thorn in Beijing's side CNN Digital Expansion 2017.
Hong Kong has once again burnished its reputation as a thorn in the side of the Chinese Communist Party and its leader, President Xi Jinping, after protesters swarmed the city's streets for the third time in one week.
US sending 1,000 additional troops to Middle East amid Iran tensions
The US will send 1,000 additional US forces and more military resources to the Middle East amid tensions with Iran, the Pentagon announced Monday.
Former Egypt president Mursi dies during trial
Former Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi, the first democratically elected head of state in Egypt’s modern history, died on Monday aged 67 after collapsing in a Cairo court while on trial on espionage charges, authorities said.
