Int’l community stands beside Bangladesh: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said the international community has stood with Bangladesh following the recent terror attacks as they understood its capacity that it can tackle any situation.
Tarique jailed for 7yrs on money laundering charge
A High Court Division bench on Thursday overturned a trial court decision which acquitted BNP leader Tarique Rahman of money laundering charge and sentenced him to seven years’ jail with a fine of Tk 20 crore.
NBR gets Tk 47cr surcharge from mobile users, fund still unused
The government has not yet formulated policy on utilisation and management of the revenue it collects from mobile phone and tobacco sectors in the form of surcharge.
Cruz booed
Ted Cruz sensationally withheld an endorsement of Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention Wednesday, earning a chorus of boos from the floor before he was upstaged in a power play by the GOP nominee himself.
Journalist Pavel Sheremet killed in Kiev
A well-known Belarusian journalist working in Ukraine was killed Wednesday after an explosive device placed under the car he was driving detonated in central Kiev.
Feds want 'Wolf of Wall Street' profits as part of $3.5 billion fraud allegations
Some of that money was used to produce the Hollywood film "The Wolf of Wall Street," according to federal investigators.
South China Sea: Beijing calls KFC, Apple protests 'irrational'
Nationalist sentiment has swept China in the wake of last week's international tribunal ruling over the South China Sea, with protests targeting KFC, Apple and Filipino fruit.
Tarique gets seven years’ jail for money laundering
The High Court on Thursday sentenced Bangladesh Nationalist Party senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman to seven years’ imprisonment with a fine of Tk 20 crore on charge of laundering money to Singapore.
Fin min plans to formulate comprehensive CSR policy
Finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith has sought suggestions from bankers, trade bodies and research organisations for preparing a comprehensive policy on corporate social responsibility (CSR) for private sector.
4 JMB men held at Tongi
The Rapid Action Battalion detained four operatives of banned militant outfit Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh at Tongi in Gazipur early Thursday.
