Let Santals reap their rice: HC
The High Court Division on Thursday directed the government to either allow Santals to reap rice they had grown on Rangpur Sugar Mill’s land or ask the mill authorities to harvest and give the crop to the Santals.
BNP to boycott district council polls, contest NCC polls
Bangladesh Nationalist Party Standing committee decided to boycott the upcoming elections to district councils observing that the elections would give results already prepared by the government.
Arrest of Khaleda ordered
A metropolitan magistrate court in Dhaka on Thursday issued a warrant for aresting Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia in a case filed against her for celebrating her birthday on August 15.
Oil price cut soon, says Muhith
Finance minister AMA Muhith on Thursday said that the government would cut the prices of fuel oils in the local market soon for higher economic ‘momentum.’
Case filed, five held four Santals get bail in police case
A case was filed Wednesday night for the attack on Santals at Shahebganj-Bagda Farm of Rangpur Sugar Milla at Gobindaganj in Gaibandha in which two of them were killed, 20 were injured and their houses were robbed and set on fire on November 6.
Japan's Abe set to meet Trump and safeguard US alliance
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will be the first world leader to meet with US President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday.
Pakistan evacuates thousands from Kashmir amid escalating violence
Thousands of villagers in Pakistani-controlled Kashmir have been forced to flee their homes due to escalating violence between India and Pakistan along the disputed border, a Pakistani politician said.
Why hasn't Trump's transition team called the Pentagon?
President-elect Donald Trump's decision to have Mike Pence replace Chris Christie as the leader of his transition effort, and ongoing infighting in Trump Tower, is causing delays and confusion in Washington.
Is Aleppo the first flash point in Trump and Putin's relationship?
The Admiral Kuznetsov is not in itself that impressive: the Russian aircraft carrier is said to heave black smoke as it travels. On Monday, one of its fighter jets crashed due to a technical failure while trying to land on it.
Elderly Hindu woman dies in fire at Nasirnagar
An octogenarian Hindu woman was killed as her house caught fire reportedly during cooking while another Hindu house was set on fire by unknown miscreants at Nasirnagar in Brahmanbaria Wednesday evening.
