Tista deal unlikely during PM’s India visit
Several matters relating to Bangladesh’s interest, including the signing of Tista River water sharing agreement, are unlikely to be resolved during prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s forthcoming visit to India although the two countries would sign some 33 deals, including a memo on defence cooperation.
RAKIB MURDER Death sentences of 2 commuted to life terms
The High Court on Tuesday commuted the death sentences of motorcycle repair workshop owner Md Shorif and worker Md Mintu Khan to imprisonment for life term for killing co-worker 14-year-old Rakib Hawlader in Khulna by pumping air into his body inserting a high-pressure air pump nozzle into the rectum on August 3, 2015.
HC stays suspensions of Rajshahi, Habiganj mayors
The High Court on Tuesday stayed the suspensions of Rajshahi city mayor Mohammad Mosaddek Hossain and Habiganj municipal mayor GK Gouse.
Khaleda urges activists to prepare to remove govt
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday urged BNP leaders and activists to prepare to remove the government before it could ruin the country.
BB RESERVE HEIST: N Korea involved: Kaspersky
Cyber security firm Kaspersky Lab on Monday said it had obtained digital evidence that bolsters suspicions by some researchers that North Korea was involved in last year’s $81 million cyber heist of the Bangladesh central bank’s account at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
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The likely culprits behind the St. Petersburg bombing
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Senate Dems reach filibuster threshold on Gorsuch setting up 'nuclear option' change
Four Senate Democrats announced Monday they plan to oppose Neil Gorsuch, bringing the Democratic caucus to the 41 votes needed to sustain a filibuster against the Supreme Court nominee.
North Korea-linked hackers are attacking banks worldwide
North Korea's hacking operations are growing and getting more bold - and increasingly targeting financial institutions worldwide.
Rajuk’s violations make DAP useless
The Rajuk continues to take projects on flood flow zones and crop lands in gross violation of the detailed area plan it had adopted for the capital.