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.
AL turns back on secularism: eminent citizens
Removal of the statue personifying justice from the Supreme Court premises shows how the ruling Awami League has turned its back on secularism, eminent citizens have observed.
Hefazat thanks PM, now wants removal of all statues
Different Islamist organisations, including Quomi madrassah-based Hefazat-e-Islam, on Friday cheered the removal of the statue from the Supreme Court premises and thanked the prime minister Sheikh Hasina for ‘keeping her words’ by removing it.
AL govt has no right to place budget, collect taxes: Fakhrul
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday said the ruling Awami League government had no ‘legitimacy’ of placing budget and collecting tax as it was not elected by the people.
Ramadan begins Sunday
The holy month of Ramadan will begin in the country on Sunday as the moon was not sighted anywhere in Bangladesh’s sky on Friday.
