Judiciary should be free from political interference: CJ
Chief justice SK Sinha said on Saturday that the judiciary should always be free from political interference. At a function of Bangladesh Women Judges’ Association in Dhaka, he also urged the government to make a law fixing the number of judges at the Supreme Court to reduce political interference in the judiciary.
Australian authorities arrest 4 in alleged airplane terrorist plot
(CNN)Authorities in Australia foiled a terrorist plot to bring down an airplane and arrested four men Saturday, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced at a news conference Sunday in Sydney.
Russia to seize US properties in retaliation over sanctions
The Russian Foreign Ministry demanded Friday that the United States cut its diplomatic staff in Russia and said it would seize two US diplomatic properties in a sharp response to a new sanctions bill the US Congress passed a day earlier.
Police push back against Trump's law-and-order speech
(CNN)President Donald Trump's statement encouraging police officers to be "rough" with people they arrest has drawn criticism in law enforcement circles for sending the wrong message at a time of heightened tensions with the public.
Apple is removing VPN apps that allow users to skirt China's Great Firewall
Apple is removing software from its app store in China that allows users to skirt the country's Great Firewall. The operators of two virtual private networks, or VPNs, said Saturday that they had been notified by Apple that their products were being removed from its app store in China.
Trump rips China after North Korea missile test
(CNN)A day after North Korea tested a ballistic missile that it claims can reach all of the United States, US President Donald Trump ripped China for not reining in Kim Jong Un and his missile program.
Six killed in Faridpur road accident
At least six people including two women were killed and five others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a microbus on Dhaka-Khulna Highway at Madhukhali upazila in Faridpur on Friday night.
Soft drinks pose risks to public health
The country’s mostly unregulated market of soft drinks poses serious risks to public health. Companies need no certification from the Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution to start the business of soft drinks except for the carbonated beverages.
Freedom fighter Ziauddin dies
Freedom fighter Ziauddin Ahmed, who was sub-sector commander in the Sunderbans during the Liberation War, died on Friday. He was 67. The retired army major breathed his last at Singapore’s Mount Elizabeth Hospital early Friday, said a liberation war affairs ministry release.
Vendors back on streets, footpaths
Vendors evicted from the streets and sidewalks of the capital in January returned to make their presence too obvious with the backing of corrupt sections of the police and the ruling Awami League’s local leaders.
