Don’t know about Khaleda’s release on parole: FM
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said that they have no information about Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia’s release on parole.
Facing arrest, Peru ex-president Garcia kills self
Peru’s former president Alan Garcia died in hospital on Wednesday after shooting himself in the head at his home as police were about to arrest him in a sprawling corruption case. He was 69.
Malaysia begins public inquiry into 2015 mass graves discovery
Malaysia began a public inquiry on Wednesday into the discovery of mass graves and suspected human trafficking camps in the jungles near its border with Thailand, which prompted a regional crisis in 2015, and accusations over obstruction of justice.
Indian elections, South Asian concerns
THE staggering scale of the election that is under way in India with just under a billion voters is hard for the mind to grapple with, even in this densely populated neighbourhood that includes
ROAD, RIVER ROUTE ACCIDENTS Court orders for damages hardly executed
Families of the victims of road accident and launch capsize hardly get compensations as court orders in this regard have rarely been executed.
Suspect Moni on 5-day remand as protests on
Detained accused Abdur Rahim Sharif confessed in a Feni court that he was involved in the cold blooded murder of Nusrat Jahan Rafi.
Court asks CID to submit report on May 21
A Dhaka court on Wednesday set May 21 to submit probe report in the case lodged over Bangladesh Bank reserve heist that took place in 2016.
Democracy loses charm in absence of fair polls: Mahbub Talukdar
Democracy loses its charm, if elections are not held in free and fair manner, observed election commissioner Mahbub Talukdar on Wednesday.
Bangladesh mourns damage of Notre-Dame Cathedral
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen expressed his heartfelt condolences over the massive damage caused to the Notre-Dame Cathedral from a devastating fire on April 15.
62pc WASA service seekers face corruption
Around 62 per cent service seekers of Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority are facing different forms of corruption and irregularities, a Transparency International Bangladesh study said.
