Dr Kamal seeks ‘positive action’ from Delhi
Opposition alliance Jatiya Oikya Front top leader Dr Kamal Hossain on Friday sought ‘positive action’ from India as he said the government was going to hold a ‘farce’ in the name of election on December 30.
US military ordered to begin planning to withdraw about half the troops in Afghanistan
The US military has been ordered to begin planning to withdraw about half the troops in Afghanistan, a US defense official with direct knowledge of the matter told CNN on Thursday.
Mattis quits, says his views aren't 'aligned' with Trump's
Defense Secretary James Mattis resigned Thursday on the heels of President Donald Trump's plans to withdraw troops from Syria, citing irreconcilable policy differences in a move that took Washington by surprise.
PM warns against 2014-like situation
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said that the ‘evil force’, which had resorted to arson attacks on people in 2014 and 2015, was hatching conspiracies again to repeat such a situation in the country ahead of the December 30 elections.
EC delays disposal of complaints
Most complaints made to the Election Commission by candidates of the opposition Jaitya Oikya Front, its main component Bangladesh Nationalist Party and others have remained unaddressed.
Troubled waters: How Beijing won't back down over the South China Sea
The Chinese warship Lanzhou approached from behind, swiftly turning to starboard as it tried to cut across the USS Decatur's bow.
In Syria withdrawal, Trump discards advice from allies and officials
Seated at the head of his Situation Room conference table, President Donald Trump was adamant: American troops must come home from Syria. He had just announced as much to a crowd in Ohio. The assembled military and national security advisers told him the move was rash and unwise. So he gave them six months.
Crackdown on opposition widens
Crackdown on the opposition widened as about 400 opposition candidates, leaders and activists, mostly of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, were arrested Tuesday night and Wednesday while another BNP candidate was sent to jail in Kushtia on Wednesday, 10 days ahead of the December 30 general election.
Bad election to invite bad consequences: Dr Kamal
Jatiya Oikya Front chief Dr Kamal Hossain on Wednesday warned that there would be bad consequences if the 11th parliamentary elections were not held in a fair and credible manner.
Mahbub accuses CEC of hurting commissioner’s existence
Election commissioner Mahbub Talukdar on Wednesday said that chief election commissioner KM Nurul Huda hurt the existence of an election commissioner by accusing him of lying for saying that there was hardly any level playing field in the December 30 general election.
