Writ petition seeks ban on antibiotics sales without prescriptions
A Supreme Court lawyer on Wednesday filed a public interest litigation writ petition seeking a directive to the deputy commissioners of 64 districts to prevent antibiotics sales without prescriptions.
Giasuddin Al Mamun jailed for seven years
A Dhaka Court on Wednesday sentenced acting Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairman Tarique Rahman’s business partner Giasuddin Al Mamun to seven years in jail for money laundering.
Inform cops about any suspicious acts: PM
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Wednesday called on the people to stand against extremism and inform law enforcement agencies about any suspicious act to avert any untoward incident in Bangladesh.
Rana Plaza survivors’ sufferings deepen
The sixth anniversary of Rana Plaza collapse was observed on Wednesday as sufferings of the survivors of the world’s worst factory building collapse deepened with many of them facing various physical and mental problems.
Bangladesh remembers Rana Plaza victims
People from different walks of life on Wednesday paid homage to the people who died in the country’s worst ever industrial disaster that left over one thousand people dead six years ago.
Kim Jong Un arrives in Russia ahead of summit with Putin
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has arrived in Russia ahead of his planned summit with Vladimir Putin, Russian state news agency TASS reported Wednesday.
Bernie Sanders just gave the best political answer on impeachment
Bernie Sanders didn't build his political career on pragmatism. But on Monday night at a CNN-sponsored town hall, he showed that his presidential candidacy will be about more than simply
Lankans mourn as IS claims responsibility
Devastating Easter bombings in Sri Lanka were retaliation for attacks on mosques in New Zealand, a Sri Lankan official said on Tuesday, as Islamic State claimed responsibility for the coordinated blasts that killed 321 people.
How China is replacing America as Asia’s military titan
In 1938, in the midst of a long campaign to bring China under Communist Party rule, revolutionary leader Mao Zedong wrote, ‘Whoever has an army has power.’
No justice yet for Rana Plaza tragedy
No trial of collapsed Rana Plaza owner Sohel Rana took place in six years since the disaster killed 1,138 people, mostly female apparel workers, and injured over 2,400 at Savar on April 24, 2013.
