JOF to join talks if agenda on polls issues
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said Jatiya Oikya Front will join the proposed talks with prime minister Sheikh Hasina if election-centric agenda is fixed.
Trump threatens to 'devastate' Turkey's economy if they attack Kurds in Syria
President Donald Trump said Sunday the US would "devastate Turkey economically" if the NATO-allied country attacks Kurds in the region.
Trump says he had 'great conversation' with Putin, calls media reports 'nonsense'
President Donald Trump blasted recent reports by The Washington Post and The New York Times that raised questions about his private meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin and revealed an FBI investigation into his behavior after he fired FBI Director James Comey.
Pays increased amidst protests
The government on Sunday announced upward revision of the new wage structure of readymade garment workers in face of weeklong labour unrest in the export-oriented apparel sector.
Girls must wear burqa if they go to colleges and univs: Ahmed Shafi
Hefazet-e-Islam chief Shah Ahmed Shafi in a fresh statement on Sunday said girls must wear burqa if they want to get higher studies or they want to go to colleges and universities and their teachers must be female.
Fight against corruption to continue: PM
Reiterating her government’s farm stance against corruption, prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said the government would continue its fight against graft to keep up the country’s development spree and uphold its achievements.
Opposition can be outside parliament for people: Khaleda
Jailed Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday said that said that an opposition could remain outside of parliament for the people.
How a hacked phone may have led killers to Khashoggi
Jamal Khashoggi probably thought the messages he was sending to fellow Saudi dissident Omar Abdulaziz were hidden, cloaked in WhatsApp security. In reality they were compromised -- along with the rest of Abdulaziz's phone, which had allegedly been infected by Pegasus, a powerful piece of malware designed to spy on its users.
Washington Post: Trump concealed details from meetings with Putin
There are no detailed records of five personal meetings President Donald Trump has had with Russian President Vladimir Putin, The Washington Post reported Saturday, citing US officials.
BNP may be asked to leave Jamaat: Kamal
Jatiya Oikya Front convener and Gono Forum president Dr Kamal Hossain said on Saturday that the Bangladesh Nationalist Party might be asked leave the Jamaat-e-Islami.
