BNP to decide joining DNCC by-polls Thursday evening
Bangladesh Nationalist Party policymakers are going to hold a meeting tonight to decide whether the party will join the upcoming by-elections to the vacant mayoral post of Dhaka North City Corporation.
Mosharraf, Saimon face arrest warrant in GATCO case
Dhaka Special Judge’s Court 3 has issued arrest warrants against former state minister for power and energy AKM Mosharraf and Ismail Hossain Saimon, son of former shipping minister Akbar Hossain, in GATCO corruption case.
Maduro defiant as Venezuelan opposition leader declares himself acting president
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday gave US diplomats 72 hours to leave the country in response to the head of the National Assembly declaring himself acting president amid massive anti-government protests.
Thailand to hold first election since coup on March 24
Thailand will hold a general election on March 24, authorities said Wednesday, the first national poll since a 2014 coup knocked out the civilian government of Yingluck Shinawatra.
DUCSU polls on March 11
Elections to the Dhaka University Central Student Union will be held on March 11. Vice-chancellor M Akhtaruzzaman made the schedule of the elections exercising his authority as the DUCSU president as per Section 8(E) of the DUCSU constitution on Wednesday, said a release of the university.
Tarique forms committees, policymakers unaware
Bangladesh Nationalist Party national standing committee members are unaware of formation of different committees and teams by acting BNP chair Tarique Rahman over persecution of its leaders and activists centring the December 30 general election.
Sheikh Hasina makes the list of top 100 global thinkers
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina made the list of top 100 global thinkers as the famous United States-based Foreign Policy journal came up with a register of world leading thinkers.
Health sector rife with anomalies
Massive corruption and irregularities continuing for long in the country’s health sector are surfacing one after another amid increased anti-graft drives in the sector.
Salary threshold for expats may be raised to protect locals
PETALING JAYA: The threshold salary for foreign professionals may be raised to protect local employees, says Human Resources Minister M. Kulasegaran.
Seven, including six of a family,die in Laskhmipur
Seven persons, including six members of a family, were killed when a truck collided head on with a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at West Mandaree area in Laskhmipur on early Wednesday.
