EC likely to recruit 2,000 officials before election
The Election Commission has taken a move to recruit 2,000 more officials and employees, including 517 assistant upazila election officers, to enhance its capacity.
Trump says Saudi King wouldn't last 'two weeks' without US support
US President Donald Trump told supporters Tuesday that Saudi Arabia and its King would not last "two weeks" in power without American military support and appeared to call on the country to pay more for its own defense.
Sinha cautions India against Bangladesh govt
Former Chief Justice of Bangladesh Surendra Kumar Sinha, who has sought political asylum in the US, has urged India to support the rule of law and democracy in his country, saying the
Digital Security Bill not to gag journalists: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday claimed that the passage of the Digital Security Bill was meant to check cybercrimes and not to gag the media.
Conspiracies to be there, but I don’t care, says PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said conspiracies over elections were there and will be there in the future but she does not care about it at all.
Melania Trump's sunny message in Africa at odds with US policy
First lady Melania Trump's solo swing through Ghana, Malawi, Kenya and Egypt should come as no surprise.
Seven top BNP leaders get anticipatory bail
The High Court on Wednesday granted anticipatory bails to seven top Bangladesh Nationalist Party leaders including its secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in a case filed with Hatirjheel police station.
No quota for Class I, Class II govt jobs
The cabinet on Wednesday approved the government committee proposal for abolishing quota system in recruitment of Class I and Class II employees in public service.
Delhi police use teargas, water cannon to break up farmers’ protest
Indian police on Tuesday fired tear gas and water cannons to halt and scatter a march by thousands of protesting farmers heading for the capital, New Delhi, to demand better prices for their produce.
Sinha to be brought back: Law Minister
Claiming that former chief justice Surendra Kumar Sinha has no allegiance towards the country, law minister Anisul Huq on Tuesday said he will be brought back home through a legal process.