No link between Baishakh celebrations and religion: PM
Describing Pahela Baishakh celebrations as part of the country’s tradition, prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday called upon people to stay alert about misinformation regarding the festival.
PM’s India visit an utter failure: Khaleda
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday claimed that procuring arms from any arms importing country, indicating India, could put adverse impact on the standard of Bangladesh Armed Forces.
Prof Yunus, 11 other summoned
A Joint District Judge’s Court in Dhaka on Wednesday summoned Noble peace lauriat economist Professor Muhammad Younus and 11 others in case filled for damages and recovery filled by Mrs Taj Enterprise of Savar.
Spicer apologizes for Hitler comparison: 'It was a mistake to do that'
White House press secretary Sean Spicer apologized Tuesday after saying Adolf Hitler "didn't even sink to using chemical weapons" during World War II in an effort to shame Russia's alliance with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his use of chemical weapons.
Haley says Russia is 'nervous' and an 'island' after Assad attack
Nikki Haley, the US envoy to the United Nations, is characterizing Russia as skittish and isolated in the wake of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad's deadly chemical weapon attack last week that killed scores of civilians, including children.
Backlash erupts after United passenger gets yanked off overbooked flight
First, the shock. Now, the fallout. An officer is placed on leave, United's CEO is under fire, and customers are outraged after a man was violently removed from an overbooked flight.
North Korea issues warning as US strike group heads to Korean Peninsula
North Korea has issued a forceful response to the deployment of a US naval strike group to the region, saying it would counter "reckless acts of aggression" with "whatever methods the US wants to take."
PM cancels ‘suicidal’ Ganges Barrage
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said that she had cancelled the Ganges Barrage construction project at Pangsha in Rajbari as it was a suicidal project line the Tessta Barrage.
Rajon murder Deaths of 4 upheld
The High Court Division on Tuesday upheld death sentences of four convicts, varying jail terms of five others but reduced life term to six months’ jail of yet another who were found guilty of murdering class four student Sheikh Md Samiul Alam Rajon by a trial court in Sylhet in November 2015.
Execution of Mufti Hannan, two others anytime
The prison authorities called family members for final meeting with three death row convicts including Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami leader Mufti Abdul Hannan Munshi as their executions were imminent, officials said on Tuesday.
