PM opens book fair, photo exhibition on Sheikh Mujib
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated a book fair and a photography exhibition on the country’s founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Tungipara on Friday, marking the 97th birthday of the great leader.
G20 to jointly fight bank sector hacking
The world’s biggest economies will pledge to jointly fight cyber-attacks on the global banking system, one of the biggest coordinated efforts yet to protect lenders since an $81 million heist of the Bangladesh central bank’s account in 2016.
Dutch elections: Wilders' far-right party beaten, early results show
Conservative Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has staved off a challenge from his far-right rival in an election widely seen as an indicator of populist sentiment in Europe, preliminary results indicated Wednesday.
Federal judge blocks new travel ban; Trump calls it 'judicial overreach'
A federal judge in Hawaii blocked President Donald Trump's new travel ban on Wednesday afternoon, hours before the ban was set to go into effect.
Tillerson to warn China of sanctions over North Korea
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will tell his counterparts in China that the US is prepared to increase financial penalties against Chinese companies and banks that do business with North Korea, according to senior US officials.
Who are the Russians who allegedly hacked Yahoo?
Dmitry Dokuchaev -- an officer with Russia's intelligence agency, the Federal Security Service -- is one of several men named in the US Justice Department's indictment in connection with a conspiracy to hack into Yahoo's network.
Child's DNA used to identify Kim Jong Nam's body, police say
The body of Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un slain last month, was identified using a DNA sample from one of his children, Malaysian authorities said Wednesday.
GAS PRICE HIKE 50 injured as police foil march towards ministry
At least 50 people were injured as the police attacked a procession the march of 10 left parties to lay siege to energy ministry in Dhaka on Wednesday for immediate cancellation of gas price hike.
100 shanties gutted in Karail slum fire
Some 100 shanties were gutted in a fire that broke out at Karail slum in the capital's Mohakhali area early Thursday. No casualty was reported till the filing of this report around 8:30am.
Rundown buses on roads dodging mobile court drives
Rundown buses aged over 20 years continue to transport commuters in the capital dodging mobile courts, said residents.
