Kamal wants nat’l commission to probe Banani fire
Gono Forum president Kamal Hossain on Friday said a national commission should be formed to investigate the fire incident at 23-storey FR Tower building at Banani in Dhaka on Thursday that claimed at least 25 lives.
May seeks third vote in Brexit crisis
The British government said it intended to put prime minister Theresa May’s twice-rejected Brexit deal to a third parliamentary vote on Friday to avoid a chaotic no-deal divorce from the EU in two weeks.
India on eve of parliamentary elections
MARCH 10 saw the publication of the official schedule for the elections to the lower house of India’s parliament, which are an extremely important event in the country’s political life. They may
Israel’s moves to the right
AN ARTICLE published in the Israeli news blog +972 on November 19, 2018 posed the question: Why does the right keep winning elections in Israel? The answer offered was ‘because Israelis are right wing.’ Simple enough, and apparently, quite true. The article estimates that over half of Israeli
19 killed in Banani building fire
At least 19 people, including a Sri Lankan national, was killed, over 100 were injured and scores were reportedly missing as fire tore through a 23-storey commercial building at Banani in Dhaka on Thursday.
FR Tower added 5 more floors flouting building code
The 23-floor FR Tower on the Kemal Ataturk Avenue in Banani added five additional floors as part of an extension flouting building code of Rajdhani Unyayan Kartripakkhya, Rajuk in short.
BU shut for indefinite period after student agitation
Authorities of Barishal University on Thursday announced its closure for indefinite period in the face of students’ agitation over five-point charter of demands and allegation of ignoring students in Independence Day programmes.
PM asks RAB not to harass innocent people
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday asked the law enforcers, particularly the Rapid Action Battalion, to ensure peace by maintaining law and order to further accelerate the country’s development.
Three lessons from ‘failed’ Mueller inquiry
HERE are three important lessons for the progressive left to consider now that it is clear the inquiry by special counsel Robert Mueller into Russia-gate is never going to uncover collusion between Donald Trump’s camp and the Kremlin in the 2016 presidential election.
Mamata criticises Modi’s announcement of anti-missile test
An Indian opposition leader, Mamata Banerjee, said she was lodging a complaint against prime minister Narendra Modi over his announcement of an anti-satellite test on Wednesday, saying he had done it to ‘reap political benefits’ before an election.
