Separate camp for Rohingya orphans not in sight
The government is yet to begin the construction of a separate camp for Rohingya orphans while these traumatised children continue suffering hardship in absence of adequate relief works amid fear of trafficking and sexual harassment.
Bangladesh court jails Khaleda Zia for five years on graft charges
A special judge’s court has sentenced former prime minister and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to five years in prison for corruption.
On the front lines in Syria, US troops face NATO ally's wrath
It's a war America has tried to stay out of for years. And the United States certainly doesn't want to get embroiled in a standoff with a NATO ally.
North Korea sends clear message with missile parade on eve of Olympics
North Korea is expected to put on a show to rival South Korea's Olympic spectacle when it parades hundreds of missiles through the streets of Pyongyang Thursday.
Dozens missing in Taiwan after earthquake topples buildings
Aftershocks rocked Taiwan's eastern coast on Thursday as rescue workers searched a teetering multi-story building for dozens of missing residents feared trapped inside more than 36 hours after a deadly earthquake.
Maiden verdict on Khaleda scheduled for today
The Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-5 is scheduled for today to pronounce verdict in Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case against Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia, her eldest son Tarique Rahman and four others.
Hamid elected president unopposed
Election Commission on Wednesday declared ruling Awami League candidate Md Abdul Hamid elected unopposed as president of the country for the second consecutive term.
I’m ready to face any situation: Khaleda
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday said that she would be acquitted of the charge if justice was done in the ‘false and baseless’ Zia Orphanage Trust corruption but she was ready to face any situation.
Khaleda declared war against court: Quader
Ruling Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said that Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia declared war against court over the verdict in a graft case against her.
DRIVE AHEAD OF KHALEDA VERDICT 750 held as arrests on
‘Targeted’ arrests of opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party leaders and activists across the country continued on Tuesday ahead of the verdict in a corruption case against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia scheduled for Thursday.
