Govt to spend Tk 4,371cr on navigability dev, reclamation of four rivers
The executive committee of the National Economic Council on Tuesday approved 15 projects involving Tk 13,218.31 crore, including the Tk 4,371 crore 'Navigability development and reclamation of Old Brahmaputra, Dharla, Tulai and Punarbhaba Rivers' project.
Two killed in blast at National Fan factory
At least two workers were killed and 15 others injured in a blast at the heat chamber of National Fan Factory at Tongi in Gazipur on Tuesday.
Washington holds its breath as the FBI investigates Kavanaugh
In a week that began mired in uncertainty -- for President Donald Trump, for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, for congressional Republicans, for the FBI -- the GOP still had the stolid steadiness of Mitch McConnell to lean on.
Macron under fire for Caribbean photograph
French President Emmanuel Macron has come under attack from far-right leader Marine Le Pen over a photograph taken during his visit to the Caribbean last week.
AL election pledges on independence of judiciary left unfulfilled
The Awami League-led government did not keep its election promises that ‘genuine independence and impartiality of the judiciary will be ensured’ and the Supreme Court would be given ‘the responsibility of controlling and supervising the lower judiciary.’
Fresh case filed against Fakhrul, Moudud, Abbas, others
A fresh case was filed under the Special Powers Act against main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general and standing committee members and others while about 150 BNP leaders and activists were remanded in police custody in Dhaka on Monday.
Don’t be complacent, work for polls victory: PM urges activists
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday urged her party leaders and workers not to be over complacent about coming back to power in the next election instead work together to help win of the candidates in all constituencies in the upcoming polls.
Soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo sued over alleged rape in Las Vegas hotel room
A woman has accused Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the world's biggest soccer stars, of raping her in a Las Vegas hotel room in 2009.
Nazmul Huda sues SK Sinha
Former minister and Bangladesh National Alliance president Nazmul Huda lodged a case with Shahbagh police station against former chief justice Surendra Kumar Sinha accusing him of misusing power and indulging in corruption.
Indonesia death toll surges over 800
The death toll from Indonesia’s quake and tsunami disaster nearly doubled to 832 Sunday and was expected to rise further, prompting authorities to announce mass burials in a desperate attempt to stave off disease.
