ZIA CHARITABLE TRUST GRAFT CASE Khaleda’s bail extended till March 13
A special court in Dhaka on Monday extended the bail of Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia until March 13 in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case.
Sakib back as Mashrafee rebuffs call for T20 return
Bangladesh on Monday announced the 16-man squad for the tri-nation Twenty20 tournament in Sri Lanka with injured captain Sakib al Hasan and without retired former captain Mashrafee bin Murtaza
7 banks face Tk 9417cr capital shortfall
Finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith on Monday informed parliament that seven of 57 the banks in the country –– four state-run and three private banks –– were facing shortfall of Tk 9417.42 crore in capital
10 passengers killed, 20 injured
At least 10 people, including three women and two children, were killed and 20 others injured when a passenger bus hit a parked trailer from the back on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway at Tribardi area under Sonargaon in Narayanganj on Monday
ATTACK ON STUDENT DU to expel 7 BCL leaders
The disciplinary committee of the Dhaka University on Monday recommended expulsion of seven Bangladesh Chhatra League unit leaders for torturing disaster management and science second-year student Ehsan Rafiq damaging hi eye for seeking his calculator to be returned.
Bollywood star Sridevi drowned after passing out in bathtub, police say
(CNN)Bollywood superstar Sridevi, one of the Indian film industry's most popular actresses, drowned after passing out in her hotel bathtub in Dubai, police said Monday.
Putin orders daily pause in fighting in Eastern Ghouta
(CNN)Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered a daily five-hour pause in hostilities in the besieged Damascus suburb of Eastern Ghouta, amid reports of chlorine gas attacks
US State Department's top North Korea diplomat to retire this week
Tokyo (CNN)The US State Department's top diplomat in charge of North Korea policy is retiring at the end of the week.Joseph Yun, who is in his early 60s, told CNN: "It was completely my decision to retire at this time." He said US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson accepted his resignation "with regret."
In Russia probes, Republicans draw red line at Trump's finances
(CNN)Top Republicans on Capitol Hill have made a concerted decision in their Russia inquiries: They are staying away from digging into the finances of President Donald Trump and his family.
President, or Emperor? Xi Jinping pushes China back to one-man rule
Hong Kong (CNN)The announcement Sunday that China will drop term limits on the presidency clears the way for Xi Jinping to rule the country indefinitely
