BNP calls for fresh JS polls in six months
Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party leaders on Wednesday called for fresh parliamentary polls under a neutral government within the next six months cancelling the new parliament formed through ‘fake vote’.
Ex-AL MP’s son jailed for life
A Dhaka court on Wednesday sentenced former member of parliament and Awami League leader Pinu Khan’s son Bakhtiar Alam Rony to life term imprisonment for killing two people at the capital’s Eskaton area on April 13, 2015.
Corruption seen rising in Trump’s US: TI
The United States last year slid down the rankings of a global corruption index as America’s system of checks and balances faced growing threats on Donald Trump’s watch, Transparency International said Tuesday.
Suu Kyi’s party clashes with military over proposal to change army-drafted charter
Myanmar’s ruling party clashed with military lawmakers on Tuesday as it proposed steps towards changing the constitution, its biggest challenge in nearly three years to the army’s power over politics as enshrined in the charter.
KSA crown prince to send team to Dhaka in Feb
Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman is set to send a high profile delegation to Bangladesh in the second week of February to assess potentials of investment in Bangladesh and trade between the two countries.
New JS sits today
The maiden session of the 11th parliament is set to begin today without participation of the main opposition alliance Jatiya Oikya Front, as its eight lawmakers-elect — six from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and two from the Gono Forum — are yet to take oath.
TI sees graft on rise in Bangladesh
In 2018, Bangladesh ranked the 13th most corrupt country according the worldwide corruption perception index released by Berlin-based Transparency International.
TI’s corruption index not acceptable to ACC: Iqbal
The Anti-Corruption Commission chairman Iqbal Mahmood said Tuesday that Transparency International’s ranking of Bangladesh in its Corruption Perception Index would not be acceptable without ‘facts and figures.
Wife to die for killing Rangpur PP Rathish Chandra
A Rangpur court on Tuesday handed down death sentence to Snigdha Sarker Deepa in the murder case of the public prosecutor and ruling Awami League leader Rathis Chandra Bhowmic.
US unveils its criminal case against Huawei, alleging China giant stole trade secrets and violated Iran sanctions
The United States has filed criminal charges against Huawei, escalating its fight against the Chinese tech giant and potentially complicating efforts by Washington and Beijing to negotiate an end to their bruising trade war.
