Deaths in Thakurgaon firing ‘unexpected’: BGB chief
Director general of the Border Guard Bangladesh Major General Md Shafeenul Islam on Monday described the killings of three people in firing by the paramilitary force members at Bahrampur in Haripur upazila of Thakurgaon as ‘unexpected’.
Charge sheet in Avijit murder case prepared accusing six
Police prepared a charge sheet accusing six people, including sacked major Syed Mohammad Ziaul Haque, a suspected coordinator of banned militant outfit Ansar-Al-Islam, and Shafiur Rahman Farabi, in a case filed over the murder of Bangladeshi blogger and science writer Avijit Roy.
Bangladesh, UAE sign four MoUs
Bangladesh and the United Arab Emirates on Sunday signed four memorandums of understanding to promote relations between the two countries in the areas of investment, business and power sector.
Japan PM nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize
Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe nominated US president Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize last autumn after receiving a request from the US government to do so, the Asahi newspaper reported on Sunday.
Four Indian soldiers killed in battle with Kashmir militants: police
At least four soldiers died Monday in a fierce gunfight with rebels in Indian-administered Kashmir just four days after a suicide bomber killed 41 paramilitaries in the troubled territory, officials said.
9 burnt dead in Ctg slum fire
At least nine people, including four of a family, were burnt to death and several others injured in a fire at Bera Market slum of Chaktai in Chattogram city early Sunday.
Bishwa Ijtema now to end Tuesday
The Bishwa Ijtema, now being held on the bank of the Turag River with the participation of the followers of Indian Islamic preacher Maulana Muhammad Saad Al Kandhalvi has been extended by another day as heavy rain disrupted the congregation on Sunday morning.
3 more banks for scam-hit sector
Bangladesh Bank on Sunday decided to approve three new banks, dominated by people linked to the ruling party, in the oversaturated financial sector which witnessed failure of banks approved few years ago.
A European take on Warsaw’s anti-Iran show
PUBLICLY, the objective of the US-sponsored conference in Warsaw in February 13–14 this week that purports to address ‘peace and security’ in the Middle East remains vague.
The world has changed. We are living the new world order
Barring some last-minute intervention, Brexit will happen -- with or without a deal -- on March 29. It is the logical conclusion of May's strategy to date.
