Khaleda still in jail due to delay in bail hearing
BNP chairperson and former prime minister Khaleda Zia is still in jail due to delays in hearing her applications seeking bails in two more cases, her lawyers said.
Registration row, shrinking political space worry parties
Political parties, which boycotted the last general election, are unhappy as they find a level-playing field still elusive while some are concerned about their registration status, with the 11th parliamentary elections only three months away.
Police officer killed in Dhaka road mishap
A Dhaka Metropolitan Police officer was killed as a speedy bus of Eagle Paribahan hit his motorcycle at Rainkhola under Shah Ali Police Station in the capital on Sunday afternoon.
British artists join fight for release of Shahidul Alam
Leading British artists and curators have stepped up pressure on the Bangladeshi government to release the crusading photographer Shahidul Alam from jail in Dhaka, reports The Guardian on Sunday.
NYT: DOJ's Bruce Ohr, dossier author Christopher Steele involved in efforts to flip Russian oligarch
Justice Department official Bruce Ohr and former British spy Christopher Steele -- frequent targets of President Donald Trump's ire related to the Russia investigation -- were involved in US efforts to flip a Russian oligarch with ties to the Kremlin, The New York Times reports.
Khaleda can either knock on court’s door or president’s for release: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia can be freed from jail either by the court or through presidential clemency.
George W. Bush and Barack Obama: Consolers in chief
Speaking at Sen. John McCain's memorial at Washington National Cathedral, Barack Obama and George W. Bush reminded us what American presidents can sound like in times of sorrow and grief.
AL-led alliance to hold rallies in divisional cities in Sept
The Awami League-led alliance will hold rallies in eight divisional cities in September as part of mass contact ahead of the next general election and to resist the conspiracies to foil the election.
Slump in India rupee, others may hit Bangladesh export
A rapid depreciation of emerging market currencies, including Indian rupee, will hit Bangladesh’s export competitiveness and may cause rise in payments for cheap imports, economists and exporters fear.
Ctg BNP vows to free Khaleda
Bangladesh Nationalist Party leaders on Saturday demanded immediate release of the party’s chairperson Khaleda Zia and criticised the recent decision of the government to use electronic voting machine in the upcoming national elections.
