Modi plots course after polls win
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi was meeting party allies and members of his cabinet Friday to plot a course for his second term after a landslide victory left the once-mighty Gandhi dynasty licking its wounds.
ROHINGYA RETURN India, China apathetic to asking Myanmar to ensure rights
India and China are indifferent to Bangladesh’s request to use their influence on Myanmar to create conditions conducive to repatriation of forcibly displaced Rohingyas to Rakhine State ensuring their rights.
Rebel Poet’s 120th birth anniv today
The 120th anniversary of the birth of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam will be observed today. Apart from being a poet, Nazrul was also a lyricist, composer, playwright, novelist, journalist and revolutionary who equally sang for freedom and love.
Chemically ripened mangoes flood city markets
Immature, chemically ripened mangoes continue to flood markets in the capital in yet another example of food regulators’ failure to enforce laws and High Court orders to protect consumers from harmful foods and ill practices of businesspeople.
Mismanagement in online train ticket sale continues
Mismanagement in the sale of advance train tickets online continued for the third consecutive day on Friday in the capital.
Unhealthy iftar causes many diseases
The habit of consuming unhealthy iftar items during Ramadan is increasing the risk of a wide range of diseases.
Modi set to return after landslide win
Hindu nationalist prime minister Narendra Modi vowed an ‘inclusive’ future for all Indians on Thursday after a landslide election victory that crushed the Gandhi dynasty’s comeback hopes once again.
Rahul Gandhi concedes personal defeat in family bastion
Rahul Gandhi, leader of India’s main opposition Congress party, conceded Thursday he had lost his seat in the famous family’s long-held home constituency.
Hasina greets Modi
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday called Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and extended heartiest congratulations to him on his party’s landslide victory in the Indian general elections.
52 SUBSTANDARD FOOD PRODUCTS HC summons BFSA chair
The High Court on Thursday rebuked Bangladesh Food Safety Authority chairman Mohammad Mahfuzul Hoque and asked him to appear before it on June 16 to explain his failure to remove and destroy 52 substandard food products of 43 companies.ps.
