Tannery workers spending idle hours amid uncertainties
Uncertainties gripped tannery workers at Hazaribagh in the capital since Saturday when power, water and gas supply connections to the factories were snapped.
New recreation facilities at Hatirjheel
Hatirjheel, a recreational spot of the capital, is going to offer the visitors two new entertainment facilities — amphitheatre and musical dancing fountain — from April 13, a day before the celebrations of Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bengali New Year.
North Korea issues warning as US strike group heads to Korean Peninsula
North Korea warned Monday it would respond to "reckless acts of aggression" by the United States, with "whatever methods the US wants to take," as a US aircraft carrier strike group headed toward the Korean Peninsula.
Spicer on Syria: If you gas a baby or barrel bomb, expect a response
White House press secretary Sean Spicer said twice Monday that the Trump administration will respond if the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad uses barrel bombs against his own people, something that's been a regular occurrence in the six-year civil war.
China's deadly secret: More executions than all other countries put together
Every year, the Chinese state carries out several thousand judicial executions -- more than the rest of the world combined. For the most part, the names of those executed remain secret, known only to their families.
Russia could soon control a U.S. oil company
Russia is on the verge of taking control of a US oil company. In a crazy twist of international events, Russia's state-owned oil company Rosneft might end up owning Citgo, a US energy company based in Houston, Texas.
HASINA’S DELHI VISIT Indian cos bag $10b deals on last day
Indian companies signed 13 agreements and memorandums of understanding worth about $10 billion in the power, primary energy, logistics, education and medical sectors on Monday, the last day of prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit to New Delhi.
Hasina’s visit fails to resolve Muhurir Char dispute
India did not resolve the dispute on drawing boundary lines by signing the strip map of Muhurir Char to end protracted row over the implementation of the Land Bounding Agreement in entirety even during prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit to New Delhi.
Psychoanalysis of Indo-Bangla military deal
THE talk of a possible Bangladesh-India military deal has been in the air for some time now. Although the terms are never discussed in the parliament, newspaper reports revealed some of the aspects of the deal and I see it mostly as an offer of US$500 million line of credit to Bangladesh for the purchase of military hardware from India.
Teesta remains elusive, but Hasina satisfied with possibility to import power
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday expressed her satisfaction over the assurance and commitment made by her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for early resolution of the Teesta water sharing dispute between the two countries.
