BSTI cancels licences of two, suspends 25 others
Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution on Thursday cancelled licences of two of the 52 products that were found substandard in a recent test run at the laboratory of the national
Dhaka seeks China’s support to resolve Rohingya crisis
Foreign minister AK Abdul Mannan on Thursday stressed the need for strong support of China for resolving the protracted Rohingya crisis with early repatriation of the displaced people.
WASA MD’s absence irks JS body
A parliamentary watchdog on Thursday expressed its resentment at the absence of Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority’s managing director in its meeting despite being summoned.
20pc doctors absent at govt hospitals: minister
About 20 per cent doctors are found absent at their workplaces although the health ministry introduced different mechanism to ensure their presence.
Trump issues order to ban foreign telecom gear that poses security risk
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday barring US firms from using telecom gear from sources the administration deems national security threats.
Chinese mission uncovers secrets on the far side of the moon
China's Chang'e-4 mission, the first to land on the far side of the moon, is shedding light on one of the moon's biggest mysteries, according to a new study.
The plot to kill Venezuela
HUGO Chávez knew that Venezuela was very vulnerable. Its oil revenues account for 98 per cent of its export earnings. Chávez was familiar with the thinking of Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonzo,
As you were then? South Africa’s 2019 election
2019 was the most apathy-dominated South African election of the post-apartheid era. There are 35.9 million eligible voters in South Africa, but this year only 26.7 million of them — 74 per cent —
Kolkata clashes spark Indian election row
Clashes between followers of prime minister Narendra Modi and an opposition leader heightened tensions in the key Indian city of Kolkata on Wednesday ahead of the final round of the country’s hard-fought national election.
390 FAKE FIREARMS LICENSES ISSUED BY RANGPUR DC OFFICE ACC approves charge sheet against 391
The Anti-Corruption Commission has found evidences that the office of Rangpur deputy commissioner had issued 390 fake licences of firearms to mostly retired personnel of the Army, /
