PM raises 1971 genocide with ICC prosecutor
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday discussed with the International Criminal Court chief prosecutor issues relating to the trial of genocide committed by the Pakistan Army in Bangladesh in 1971.
Coke says global slowdown will be a drag on 2019. Stock has worst day in 10 years
Coca-Cola issued a disappointing forecast of 4% growth in 2019 due to the global economic slowdown, a strong dollar and political uncertainty.
Maria Ressa's arrest spells more trouble for press freedom in increasingly illiberal Asia
The arrest of Maria Ressa, a Time Person of the Year, award-winning journalist and frequent critic of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, has renewed fears for the future of press freedom in the southeast Asian nation and around the region.
Myanmar army chief denies systematic persecution of Rohingyas
Myanmar’s army chief, who is facing international calls that he be prosecuted for genocide against the Rohingya Muslim minority, has denied any systematic army persecution and said such accusations were an insult to his country’s honour.
Razzaq quits Jamaat
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami assistant secretary general Abdur Razzaq, also a top defence lawyer for Jamaat leaders in war crimes trial, resigned from the party on Friday citing its failure to apologise to the nation for its ‘role in opposing the historic struggle for liberation in 1971.’
BNP, JOF took part in polls with evil intention: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina said that the Bangladesh Nationalist Party had an evil intention from the very beginning to render the last general election questionable despite their participation in the polls.
SUHRAWARDY HOSPITAL FIRE Limited services resume
Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College and Hospital at Sher-e-Banglanagar in the capital resumed limited services Friday morning, 14 hours after a fire broke out at the hospital, one of the major health facilities in the capital, Thursday evening.
UN seeks $920 million to tackle Rohingya crisis
The United Nations aid agencies and NGO partners on Friday said that this year they would need $920 million to tackle Rohingya refugee crisis in Bangladesh where more than 900,000 Rohingya refugees fled to escape violence in Myanmar.
Poet Al Mahmud dies
Celebrated poet Al Mahmud died in the intensive care unit of Ibn Sina Hospital in Dhaka. He was 82.
HC calls for lists of loan defaulters, money launderers
The High Court on Wednesday asked the Bangladesh Bank governor to collect from different banks the names and addresses of people who defaulted on loans of above Tk 1 crore in the past 20 years and to submit the list to the court.
