HC stays Khaleda’s trial in 3 more arson cases
The High Court Division on Tuesday stayed trials of former prime minister and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in three more arson attack cases.
Suicide vest, explosives, equipment found at Jhenaidah ‘extremist dens’
Bomb disposal unit of Rapid Action Battalion started drives at the suspected hideouts of extremists at village Chuadanga in Jhenaidah sadar on Tuesday noon and so far recovered two sucide vests, four powerful bombs, four bomb makin circuits and 20 dynamite sticks.
Sources: Trump shared classified info with Russians
President Donald Trump shared highly classified information with the Russian foreign minister and Russian ambassador to the US in a White House meeting last week, The Washington Post first reported Monday.
Putin warns against 'intimidating' North Korea after latest missile launch
Russian President Vladimir Putin has condemned North Korea's latest missile launch as "dangerous" but warned against "intimidating" Pyongyang.
Ford gets ready to cut jobs
Ford Motor is making plans to cut about 10% of its global staff, which could mean about 20,000 jobs worldwide, according to a published report.
China's Xi positions himself as free trade and climate champion
Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for the world to reject protectionism and promote free trade in the latest attempt by Beijing to take up the mantle of globalization since the election of US President Donald Trump.
Early mango sales raise concern
Low quality mangoes, harvested long before their maturity, flooded the capital’s fruit markets, making horticulturists concerned about the possibility of application of chemicals to ripen the fruit. Fruit merchants have been facing the allegation for long that they apply carbide to ripen mangoes at premature stage to make extra profits.
WAR CRIMES Sayedee’s jail until death upheld
The Appellate Division on Monday upheld its previous verdict that had commuted the death sentence of war criminal Jamaat-e-Islami leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee to imprisonment until death.
Khaleda seeks transfer of case to new court
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday filed a petition with the High Court seeking its directive to transfer the Zia Charitable Trust graft case to another court from the Dhaka Special Judge's Court-3.
Rape at Banani hotel: Safat's driver, bodyguard held
Rapid Action Battalion and detective branch of police on Sunday arrested two absconding accused of a case over raping two university students at hotel Raintree Dhaka at Banani.
