Take vow to make developed Bangladesh: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday urged Awami League leaders and workers to take a fresh vow to build Bangladesh as a developed and peaceful country in South Asia.
Judiciary not being allowed to function according to constitutional mandate: CJ
Chief Justice SK Sinha said Saturday that the judiciary was not being allowed to function according to constitutional mandate and the law.
MOGHBAZAR-MOUCHAK FLYOVER Safety issues ignored all through
The construction of Moghbazar-Mouchak Flyover has been going on ignoring safety measures for pedestrians and the workers as well since the beginning apparently in the absence of proper monitoring.
Trump stands by wiretapping claim during Merkel visit
President Donald Trump on Friday refused to disown claims, highlighted by his White House, that British intelligence tapped his phones following a request by President Barack Obama last year, risking a deepening rift with America's key ally.
Former Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort wanted for questioning in Ukraine corruption case
Ukrainian prosecutors want to question Paul Manafort in connection with a corruption investigation and have made repeated requests for assistance from US authorities, CNN has learned.
Tillerson on North Korea: Military action is 'an option'
The US would consider military action against North Korea if it was provoked, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Friday.
Former UK Treasury chief takes job editing a free newspaper
He used to run the world's fifth largest economy. Now he'll edit London's free evening newspaper. Former U.K. Treasury chief George Osborne was named editor of the Evening Standard on Friday, an appointment that shocked Britain's political and media establishment. The Standard is a free tabloid with a circulation of 900,000.
Suicide bomber targeting RAB camp in capital dies
An unidentified youth was blown up in a suicide bombing at an under-construction installation of the Rapid Action Battalion at Dakkhin Khan in Dhaka on Friday, leading authorities to reinforce security at airports and other key point installations.
Security beefed up at airports, terminals, prisons
Security was beefed up at different key point installations including airports, river ports and prisons in the country as a suspected suicide bomb attack on an under construction establishment of Rapid Action Battalion at Ashkona in Dhaka killed the attacker on Friday.
Sheikh Mujib’s 97th birth anniversary observed
The 97th anniversary of birth of the country’s founding president, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was observed through elaborate programmes across the country on Friday.
