RANGAMATI ARSON Insecurity grips young girls, women of ethnic minority
Young girls and women of the ethnic minority people of the villages at Langadu in Rangamati that came under arson attack by Bengali settlers on June 2 are now in fear of physical and sexual violence.
BNP to wage peaceful movement after Eid: Khaleda
Bangladesh Nationalist Party will organise people and begin peaceful movement after Eid-ul-Fitr in demand of a fair election and in protest at government repression, said BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday.
More unsolicited power plants likely ahead of next polls
The government is weighing options to award a number of power plants with 100-300 megawatts capacity each bypassing tenders ahead of the next parliamentary polls scheduled to be held between October 2018 and January 2019.
CNN Exclusive: US suspects Russian hackers planted fake news behind Qatar crisis
US investigators believe Russian hackers breached Qatar's state news agency and planted a fake news report that contributed to a crisis among the US' closest Gulf allies, according to US officials briefed on the investigation.
London ringleader Khuram Butt was intensely investigated
London attack ringleader Khuram Butt was identified as a major potential threat, leading to an investigation that started in 2015, UK counterterrorism sources tell CNN.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan: Don't 'roll out the red carpet' for Trump
US President Donald Trump's war of words with the Mayor of London continued Monday, with the two men trading barbs even as the city mourns the victims of Saturday's terror attack.
AG Jeff Sessions offered to quit during exchange with Trump
President Donald Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions have had a series of heated exchanges in the last several weeks after Sessions recused himself from the Russia probe, a source close to Sessions told CNN Tuesday.
Tk 14,655cr spent to bail out SoBs
The government has given Tk 14,655 crore to bail out state-owned banks including scam-hit BASIC Bank and Sonali Bank in eight years.
4 SCAM-HIT SCBS BB raises loan disbursement ceiling
Bangladesh Bank has increased the credit ceiling for four scam-hit state-owned commercial banks for 2017 in accordance with the banks’ requirement as they claimed that a lower limit impeded them to enjoy expected profit.
Budget announcement causes price hike, says 56.5 pc people
Some 56.5 percent people of the country believe that prices of essentials witness hike after the announcement of national budget, according to a survey conducted by non-government organisation Brac and IID.
