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.
Manchester attack: Police move in on arena bomber's 'network'
A flurry of raids and arrests on Wednesday took aim at a terror network associated with the former university student who conducted the bombing at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester days after returning from Libya, officials say.
South China Sea: US warship challenges China's claims with first operation under Trump
A US Navy destroyer has sailed close to a disputed South China Sea island controlled by China for the first time under new US President Donald Trump.
North Korean nuclear threat 'inevitable' if left unchecked, top US intel official says
North Korea will eventually obtain a nuclear weapon capable of hitting the United States if left unchecked, a top US intelligence official said.
Duterte says he may expand martial law 'throughout the country' in fight against ISIS
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said his martial law declaration for the country's restive south could be expanded "throughout the country" in order to combat the rise of ISIS.
Classroom teaching suffers as teacher-student ratio rises
The teacher to student ratio at secondary schools kept rising in the past five years badly affecting proper classroom teaching at the institutions, especially those in hard to reach areas.
Nazrul’s 118th birth anniv today
The 118th anniversary of the birth of national poet, Kazi Nazrul Islam, will be observed today. A poet, lyricist, composer, playwright, novelist, revolutionary and journalist Nazrul sang for freedom and love equally.
