Frequent power cuts on as Ramadan begins
People across the country continued to experience frequent power cuts as Ramadan began Sunday although state minister for power, energy and mineral resources Nasrul Hamid promised that the power supply situation would improve from Saturday.
LOOKING BACK: BUDGET FY2016-17 Legalisation of undisclosed money loses efficacy
The scope that was kept in the budget for legalising undisclosed money could hardly stop capital flight and make the economy vibrant in the outgoing 2017 financial year, as in the past, as people holding undisclosed money barely took the chance, economists, tax officials and industry insiders said.
PM leaves Dhaka for Vienna today
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled for this morning to leave Dhaka for Vienna on a bilateral tour as well as to attend a conference organised by International Atomic Energy Agency.
BARAPUKURIA COAL MINE CASE SC upholds HC verdict for Khaleda’s trial
The Appellate Division on Sunday upheld a High Court verdict that ordered the resumption of the trial of Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Barapukuria coal mine corruption case filed during the military-controlled interim regime in 2008.
REINSTALLATION OF STATUE OF JUSTICE Islamist groups threaten tough movement
Hefazat-e-Islam amir Shah Ahmad Shafi on Sunday said they were surprised, frustrated and speechless as the statue of justice, what they termed ‘idol of a Greek goddess’ was reinstalled in front of Annex Building of the Supreme Court early Sunday, two days after it was removed from in front of the SC.
Washington Post: Kushner proposed secret communication channel with Kremlin
President Donald Trump's son-in-law and trusted aide Jared Kushner may have discussed creating a secret communications channel between the Trump transition team and the Kremlin with Russia's ambassador Sergei Kislyak, The Washington Post reported Friday, citing US officials briefed on intelligence reports.
Manchester suicide bomber spoke with brother 15 minutes before attack
British authorities are trying to contain the network they believe is behind the Manchester attack as it emerged that the suicide bomber, Salman Abedi, reportedly spoke to his brother in Libya just 15 minutes before he detonated his explosives.
In Philippines, Duterte exhorts troops fighting Islamic militants
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, giving a pep talk to his troops in the country's restive south, exhorted the soldiers to go all out in fighting Islamic militants, but he said he's willing to sit down with his enemies and talk peace.
Heavy rain and floods in Sri Lanka leave 91 dead, government says
At least 91 people are dead and more than 100 are missing after heavy monsoon rains drenched Sri Lanka's southwest, the country's Disaster Management Centre said Friday.
Statue of justice removed, finally
Protesters took to the streets in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country as authorities removed the statue of justice, installed on the Supreme Court premises, early Friday, meeting an ultimatum issued by Hefazat-e-Islam.
