Russia vetoes UN statement on North Korea's missile tests
Russia has derailed a proposed UN Security Council statement that would have condemned North Korea's latest missile launch test, using its veto to torpedo the motion.
Seating Service Drive on hold as govt stoops to bus owners
The government on Wednesday once again bowed down to the transport owners by suspending for 15 days the ongoing drive in the capital against buses running under the tag ‘seating service’. By the time, Bangladesh Road Transport Authority will also decide if the so-called ‘seating service’ could be brought under a legal framework.
KISHOREGANJ WAR CRIMES Hussain, Moslem to die
The three-judge International Crimes Tribunal -1 on Wednesday sentenced Md Moslem Prodhan and Syed Md Hussain alias Hossain to death finding them guilty of committing genocide and other war crimes at different places under Nikli thana in the then Kishoreganj sub-division during the Liberation War.
PM for effective polices for disabled in society
Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina here on Wednesday called upon all countries of the world to adopt effective policies and programmes for persons with disabilities including autism to enable them to live life with dignity and hope in the inclusive society.
radar purchase case Ershad acquitted
Former military dictator HM Ershad and former Air Force chiefs Sultan Mahmud and Momtaj Uddin Ahmed were on Wednesday acquitted of the charges of corruption brought against them 24 year ago for purchasing three radars for Air Force in 1980s.
BNP announces Dhaka city committees
Bangladesh Nationalist Party has announced new committees of Dhaka city unit, dividing it into north and south, nearly three years after the convening committee was assigned to form a full-fledged committee.
BNP Dhaka city committees announced
New partial committees of the Dhaka city north and south units of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party were announced Tuesday late night with M Abdul Qayum and Habib-un-Nabi Khan Sohel as presidents respectively.
Rajuk under ACC scanner
A good number of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha officials are facing probe by the Anti-Corruption Commission into allegations of irregularities and corruption.
Scarcely in office, Comilla mayor faces arrest warrant
A Dhaka Court on Tuesday issued a warrant for arrest of newly elected Comilla city mayor Monirul Haque Sakku, also a Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader, in a corruption case. Anti-Corruption Commission had filed the case nearly a decade ago.
30 injured as BCL, police clash in Ctg
At least 30 people, including five cops, were injured as the police and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League, the ruling Awami League-backed student organisation, clashed in Chittagong Tuesday afternoon over construction of a swimming pool.
