EC has no scope to ensure level-playing field: CEC
The Election Commission has no scope to ensure a level-playing field before announcing the schedule of the next general elections, chief election commissioner KM Nurul Huda said.
Imran Sarkar, another one get bail in defamation case
A metropolitan magistrate court in Dhaka on Sunday granted bail to Ganajagaran Mancha spokesperson Imran H Sarkar and cultural activist Sanatan Ullash in a defamation case filed for their remarks ‘hurting’ prime minister Sheikh Hasina during a procession.
RAB cordons off ‘extremist den’ at Ashulia
The Rapid Action Battalion kept a house located at Noyarhat-Chourabali in Ashulia, on the outskirts of Dhaka, cordoned off since early Sunday suspecting it a hideout of extremists.
Khaleda flies to London
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday evening left Dhaka for London for treatment of her eye and knee.
16 more hospitalised with undiagnosed disease
At least 16 more patients, including a pregnant woman, suffering from an undiagnosed disease at Tripura Para of Sitakunda in Chittagong were hospitalised on Saturday, taking the number of patients with the similar symptoms to 85.
Flood forces closure of 1,571 schools in 11 dists
Flooding forced the closure of at least 1,571 primary and secondary schools until Saturday, seriously hampering education of thousands of students in 11 northern and north-eastern districts.
CHIKUNGUNYA Capital’s mayors shown `red card’
People from different walks of life at a rally on Saturday literally showed red cards to the mayors of Dhaka North City and Dhaka South City for their failure to eradicate chikungunya and dengue from the beleaguered capital.
Beijing criticizes Indonesia renaming part of South China Sea
(CNN)Indonesia has become the latest Southeast Asian nation to ruffle China's feathers over the South China Sea.
McConnell delays health care vote while McCain recovers from surgery
(CNN)Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Saturday that the Senate will delay consideration of the Republican health care bill while Sen. John McCain recovers from surgery for a blood clot.
Even in death, the Chinese government still censors activist Liu Xiaobo
Beijing (CNN)The global outpouring of grief and anguish over Liu Xiaobo's death stands in marked contrast to the muted reaction in his homeland.
