Defence seek acquittal of Khaleda in Zia Orphanage Trust case
The lawyer of Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia prayed for her acquittal on Wednesday after concluding for the day the defence argument in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case.
Serve country selflessly, PM tells new army officers
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged the newly commissioned members of Bangladesh Army to stand beside people and serve the country selflessly.
Nahid accuses media of publishing ‘partial comment’ on bribery
Education minister Nurul Islam Nahid on Wednesday accused the media of publishing his comment on bribery partially triggering misunderstanding among the masses.
DITF-2018 looking to break new ground
Around 589 pavilions, mini pavilions and stalls, including Bangabandhu Pavilion, will be set up in the month-long Dhaka International Trade Fair -2018 scheduled to start on January 1, 2018.
ROHINGYA REPATRIATION Govt prepares to submit list
The government is preparing to submit a list of forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals to start their repatriation to the country. A process is underway to sign a specific bilateral instrument in ‘a speedy manner’ on a physical arrangement with developing a mechanism for verification of Rohingyas
Four killed in Bogra road accident
At least four people, including a woman, were killed and five others injured in a road accident at Mokamtala of Shibganj in Bogra early Wednesday.
Haley touts reduced UN budget
(CNN)US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on Sunday touted a quarter billion dollar cut to the UN's annual budget, capping off a contentious year between the Trump administration and the international body
Big league 2018 goal: Trump hopes for bipartisan infrastructure deal
West Palm Beach, Florida (CNN)President Donald Trump, looking ahead to a critical election year where his record will be on the ballot alongside Republican lawmakers, plans a major push on infrastructure in January, aides said this week.
Medical evacuations begin from rebel-held Damascus suburb
(CNN)Evacuations of the first critical medical cases from a rebel-held region east of Damascus have begun, aid agencies say.The Syrian Red Crescent and International Committee of the Red Cross announced, on their official Twitter accounts Tuesday, that the first patients were to be taken out of the rebel-controlled area of Eastern Ghouta.
British tourist gets 3-year sentence in Egypt on drug smuggling charge
(CNN)A British woman who says she was carrying painkillers for her ailing partner was sentenced Tuesday to three years in prison and fined the equivalent of $5,611 by an Egyptian court.
