Rajshahi IHT shut over BCL infighting
The Rajshahi Institute of Health Technology authority on Tuesday closed the institute for an indefinite period following a clash between two groups of Bangladesh Chhatra League, student
The crippling of Britain in age of Brexit
FUTURE historians will look back at Britain in the age of Brexit and seek to explain why its people reduced their power and influence in the world in the belief that they were doing the exact opposite. But historians will have to move quickly if they are to have a say because the most important
US judge halts Trump policy of returning asylum seekers to Mexico
A US judge on Monday halted the Trump administration’s policy of sending some asylum seekers back across the southern border to wait out their cases in Mexico, stopping a programme the government planned to expand to stem a recent flood of migrants.
Modi eyes win in world’s biggest election
India starts a mega-election on Thursday with prime minister Narendra Modi and his formidable campaign machine taking on not one but two Gandhis in the world’s biggest vote.
RAJUK OFFICIALS’ LINK TO BUILDING CODE VIOLATION ACC to dig deep into dirty deals
The Anti-Corruption Commission has decided to ask the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha to inform the commission about the actions the city development authority had taken against owners of 6,204 buildings built violating approved designs until 2013.
PM asks DCs to keep families at districts
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday asked the deputy commissioners to keep their family in the respective district.
Bangladesh seeks US help to create safe zone in Rakhine for Rohingyas
Bangladesh has sought US support to create a safe zone in Rakhine for Rohingyas which would be monitored by international human rights groups and mount credible global pressure on Myanmar for their safe return.
AD upholds order to Suprabhat Paribahan to pay Tk 10 lakh to Abrar’s parents
The Appellate Division on Tuesday upheld the High Court Division’s directive to Suprabhat Paribahan to pay Tk 10 lakh within seven days as ‘exigency cost’ to parents of Abrar Ahmed Chowdhury who was killed by its speeding bus on a zebra crossing on the Pragati Sarani in the capital on March 19.
Burnt Feni girl undergoes surgery on life support
The condition of the burnt madrassah girl from Feni, who was put on life support on Monday, remained unchanged on Tuesday, physicians at Dhaka Medical College Hospital said.
Russian warships arrive in the Philippines amid rising South China Sea tensions
Two Russian destroyers and a tanker have docked in the Philippines for a "goodwill visit" amid escalating tensions in the disputed South China Sea.
