BCL, PCJSS activists shot dead in Rangamati

An activist of Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samity and another of Bangladesh Chhatra League were shot dead at Raikhali Karigarpara of Kaptai Upazila on Monday.

Three killed in city road accident

Three people, including an unidentified woman, were killed in separate road accidents in Bhatara and Mouchak areas in the city early Tuesday.

Army to send 1,600 minesweepers to KSA

Bangladesh Army decided to send 1,600 minesweepers to Najran and Jizan to sweep landmines in the southern provinces of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Pentagon will deploy approximately 3,750 additional US forces to provide more support at southwest border

The Pentagon announced Sunday approximately 3,750 additional U.S. forces will deploy to the southwest border to provide additional support to Customs and Border Protection.

Maduro refuses ultimatum from European countries calling for free elections in Venezuela

Embattled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has refused to accept an ultimatum from European countries calling for free elections.

Awarding projects without tender bears no fruit

Dozens of deals awarded to local and foreign bidders without tenders or through limited tenders in the last ten years did nothing in addressing slow implementation rate and cost overrun of development projects.

HC disqualifies river grabbers from polls, bank loans

The High Court Division in a verdict on Monday disqualified grabbers of rivers, canals and wetlands from contesting local and parliamentary elections.

Jahalam freed at last

Jahalam who had been in jail custody since February 6, 2016 after being mistakenly identified as the accused in 26 corruption cases was released from Kashimpur Central Jail in Gazipur early Monday.

Answer scripts evaluation with special arrangement: Dipu Moni

Following the wrong question papers distribution to students at several centres on the first day of SSC and equivalent examinations, education minister Dipu Moni suggested that their answer scripts would be evaluated with special arrangement.

Dropping weapons treaty would let US update its nuclear arsenal

The US scrapping of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty with Russia could launch a new arms race, but will also allow the United States to update its nuclear arsenal, a publicly stated goal for the past year.