Shape up or ship out, PM warns doctors, nurses
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday issued a strict warning to government physicians and nurses to do their respective duties properly or quit their jobs.
Bank of England blocks Maduro's $1.2B gold withdrawal - report
The Bank of England has blocked Nicolas Maduro's officials from withdrawing $1.2 billion worth of gold, Bloomberg reported, dealing a further blow to the embattled Venezuelan President as he tries to salvage his authority.
Trump tries to bounce back after horrible day damages presidency
For a few hours, it looked like the foundations of Donald Trump's presidency were crumbling in plain sight.
AL picks Atiqul for DNCC mayoral by-poll
The ruling Awami League on Saturday picked businessman Atiqul Islam as the mayoral candidate for Dhaka North City Corporation by-election and Syeda Zakia Noor Lipi for re-election in Kishoreganj 1 constituency.
PM’s call for national unity was phoney: BNP
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s call for national unity was just words for words’ sake and she was not committed to resolve political disputes at all.
PM invites political parties at Ganabhaban on Feb 2
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina, also ruling Awami League president, has invited leaders of different political parties to a post-election tea-party at Ganabhaban on February 2 to exchange greetings.
Trump concedes to temporarily end shutdown -- without wall funding
President Donald Trump conceded Friday to mounting pressure that he reopen the federal government, agreeing to a temporary funding measure that would allow federal employees to return to work but that does not include the billions of dollars in border wall funding he's spent the past month demanding.
Why the debate around Australia Day gets more heated every year
"This used to be the greatest country on Earth, but we've lost the plot." It might just be a commercial -- Australian Lamb's annual advertisement ahead of Australia Day on January 26 -- but it's struck a nerve with a lot of Australians this year.
PM calls for national unity to fight graft
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday vowed to launch a massive anti-corruption campaign as she delivered her first nationwide address, assuming office for the third consecutive term, also seeking a greater national unity on core issues.
BNP rejects PM’s call to join parliament
Terming prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s address to the nation deceptive, BNP on Friday turned down her call for taking oath by MPs of the party to join the 11th parliament.
