ZIA CHARITABLE TRUST CASE False case filed to harass Khaleda: defence
The prosecution on Tuesday concluded the closing arguments in Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Charitable Trust case in a special court in Dhaka seeking highest punishment prescribed in the law for all the four accused, including BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, for raising funds for the trust from unknown sources abusing power.
EKUSHEY BOOK FAIR DMP advises publishers to avoid controversial books
Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia said Tuesday that publishers had been advised not to put on display books at the coming Ekushey Book Fair that could hurt religious sentiments or spread sectarian hatred
BNP activists snatch fellows from police
Police detained a total of 69 leaders and activists of Bangladesh Nationalist Party from near High Court in the capital on Tuesday afternoon as they snatched away two of their fellows, detained earlier by police
BCL ATTACK Students burn DU proctor’s effigy
Students against Repression, a platform of Dhaka University students, burnt an effigy of the university proctor, AKM Golam Rabbani, on Tuesday alleging that the proctor had ‘utterly failed’ to perform his duty and in demand of his immediate resignation.
Trump's lawyers argue Mueller has not met threshold for presidential interview
Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump's attorneys are arguing that special counsel Robert Mueller's team has not met the high threshold they believe is needed to interview a president in person, according to sources familiar with the ongoing deliberations.
Iranian women take off headscarves to protest veil law
(CNN)Iranian women have been taking off their headscarves in public places to protest the law that forces women to wear the veil in public.
CIA director Pompeo met top Russian spies
Washington (CNN)CIA Director Mike Pompeo recently met with his Russian counterparts when they traveled to the US, according to US ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman. Russian media is reporting those who met with Pompeo may have included the country's sanctioned spy chief, Sergey Naryshkin.
North Korean defector attends State of the Union
Washington (CNN)Ji Seong-ho, a North Korean man who made it out of the rogue nation and now resides in South Korea, attended President Donald Trump's first State of the Union address Tuesday night.
Police say he's a serial killer who buried his victims' remains in potted plants
(CNN)Toronto police have arrested a landscaper who they say killed men and buried their body parts in potted plants on the properties where he worked.
PM in Sylhet on daylong visit
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina arrived in Sylhet Tuesday morning on a daylong visit.A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight carrying the prime minister landed at MAG Osmani International Airport at 10:40am.
