SEC 57OF ICT ACT Cases pile up, allegations hardly proved
The number of cases under Section 57 of the Information and Communication Technology Act 2006 increased significantly, despite low rate of conviction, after the section was amended in 2013 making it harsher.
People to re-elect AL, hopes PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday hoped the people of Bangladesh will re-elect Awami League in the next general election to maintain the continuity of development.
Govt conspires to keep BNP out of polls: Khaleda
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday alleged that the government was hatching a conspiracy to harass her party leaders and activists branding them Razakar to keep them away from next general election.
Gust snaps electricity in Cox’s Bazar
The electricity in entire Cox’s Bazar was snapped for hours due to damage to electric lines and poles caused by gusts Sunday evening.
Sessions says he plans to testify before Senate intelligence panel
Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Saturday that he plans to testify before the Senate intelligence committee Tuesday, but it was not immediately clear if he would testify in public or private.
Conservatives yet to strike deal with DUP as top May advisers quit
British Prime Minister Theresa May appears to have begun a purge in her party after shock election results threw the future of her leadership in doubt.
London Bridge attacker tried to rent larger truck, police say
The ringleader of the London terror attack last week tried to rent a 7.5-ton truck, British police have said, indicating the attackers were looking to carry out a larger-scale assault.
Official: Afghan soldier kills 3 US service members
Three US soldiers were killed and another wounded during a joint US-Afghan military operation in Nangarhar Province on Saturday, US officials told CNN.
Transformer damage increases, Poor maintenance, overloading blamed
Transformer damage in power distribution systems is on the rise raising frequency and duration of power cuts.
Int’l experts find flaws in govt EIAs on Rampal plant
Dredging the Passur River and its channels to facilitate coal supplies to the Rampal coal-fired power plant would adversely affect the Sunderbans’ aquatic biodiversity, cautioned two reputed aquatic environmentalists of the US and Australia.
