FAILURE TO SIGN TEESTA, FENI DEALS Deals on six rivers put on hold
The government has put on hold negotiations on reaching agreements on sharing of waters of six transboundary rivers as Bangladesh and India have failed to sign an agreement on sharing of waters of Teesta and Feni rivers in spite of formal commitments from two successive Indian prime ministers in the past six years.
PM seeks co-op of all to combat extremism
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has sought more cooperation from all including armed forces in combating militancy and terrorism to keep undisrupted the country’s ongoing development process.
Drive to free Buriganga from illegal occupants slows down
The much publicized drive the government had launched on December 22 to free the Buriganga River from illegal occupants has slowed down.
Graft case: Khaleda moves HC for changing court
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday filed a petition with the High Court seeking its order to transfer Zia Orphanage Trust graft case to another court from the existing one.
There was no alternative to Jan 5 polls: outgoing CEC
Outgoing chief election commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad on Wednesday said there was no alternative to holding the general elections on January 5, 2014 for the continuity of the constitution.
Jake Tapper spars with Kellyanne Conway over WH falsehoods
Top White House adviser Kellyanne Conway appeared on CNN's "The Lead" Tuesday in a 25-minute interview with Jake Tapper where they discussed President Donald Trump's falsehoods and the administration's treatment of the press.
GM sells 10 million cars for first time thanks to China
General Motors sold 10 million cars in a year for the first time in its century-plus history. Strong sales in China more than made up for slower sales in the United States. The milestone led GM, the largest American automaker, to record profit.
Travel ban hearing: Fiery judges put lawyers on their heels
Three federal judges grilled lawyers from the Justice Department and Washington state Tuesday night as they determine whether to lift a nationwide halt against President Donald Trump's travel ban in a lawsuit brought by two states and numerous advocacy groups.
Pakistan blocks Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan's movie 'Raees'
A new Indian blockbuster has been banned in Pakistan for allegedly misrepresenting Muslims.
Eight of Uttara ‘teen gangs’ held over schoolboy murder
Rapid Action Battalion personnel Tuesday night arrested eight teenage members of two juvenile groups from capital’s Uttara area in connection with the murder of schoolboy Adnan Kabir. Senior assistant director of RAB (media wing) Mizanur Rahman Bhuiya said that the arrestees are members of ‘Disco Boys’ and ‘Big Boss’ gangs.
