Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning
‘ABOUT suffering they were never wrong’, wrote WH Auden in the poem ‘Musée Des Beaux Arts.’ These lines occurred to me last week when all eyes were focused on the brutal British seizure of Julian Assange from the Ecuadorian embassy in London.
It’s up to Khaleda, her family to seek parole: Fakhrul
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said that it was up to their chairperson Khaleda Zia and her family whether she will apply for parole.
Govt jute mills workers begin fresh agitation
The state-owned jute mills workers on Monday began a four-day fresh agitation programme, including strike, road and railway blockade, to press home their nine-point demands, including payment of all arrears and implementation of the National Wage and Productivity Commission Award 2015.
Nusrat’s killers won’t be spared: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday reiterated that killers of Sonagazi madrassah student Nusrat Jahan Rafi would not be spared.
Ex-OC of Sonagazi sued under ICT act
Former officer-in-charge of Sonagazi police station Moazzem Hossain was charged with the crime of spreading Feni madrassah girl Nusrat Jahan Rafi’s video statement on youtube under Digital Security Act.
Bogura BNP leader killed
Miscreants killed a leader of Transport Owners’ association and also a local leader of Bangladesh Nationalist Party at downtown market in Bogura on Sunday night, police and witnesses said.
Authorities detonate World War II bomb found in Frankfurt river
A WWII bomb found by firefighters taking part in a diving exercise in a river in Frankfurt, Germany, was safely detonated Sunday.
Pelosi says she talked with Sergeant-at-Arms about Omar's safety following Trump tweet
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she talked with the House Sergeant-at-Arms, the House official in charge of security, about the safety of Rep. Ilhan Omar and said she wanted to make sure a security assessment was being conducted.
One dead after Australia shooting outside nightclub
A security guard is dead and another man is fighting for his life after a drive-by shooting outside a popular Melbourne nightclub, police said Sunday, amid a spate of gun violence in Australia’s second-largest city.
Nation celebrates Pahela Baishakh
Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla calendar, was celebrated across the country on Sunday amid traditional festivities and enthusiasm.
