Univs to face action for failing criteria: Nahid
Education minister Nurul Islam Nahid on Wednesday warned that the government would take actions against the private universities those would not be able to fulfil all the criteria within a year.
RAB proposal to engage in VAT collection creates panic among businesses: FBCCI
Leaders of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry on Wednesday said that the proposal of Rapid Action Battalion for conducting mobile courts to prevent evasion of value-added tax has created a fresh wave of fear among the businesses.
Encroachment, pollution leaves Turag tottering
Turag River — one of the four rivers surrounding the capital city Dhaka — has been reduced to a stagnant cesspit as encroachers and factories continue to encroach upon and pollute the river. The river is the upper tributary of the river Buriganga, which flows through Gazipur and meets Buriganga at Mirpur.
Doomsday Clock stays at three minutes to midnight
The Doomsday Clock stands unchanged at three minutes to midnight.
Iran's President visits Italy: Nude statues covered
An imposing equestrian statue of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius dominated the room where Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani met on Monday.
Afghanistan: Officer kills 10 colleagues, helps Taliban plunder
A turncoat Afghan police officer is believed to have killed 10 of his colleagues at their post in south-central Afghanistan, paving the way for Taliban militants to raid the facility and steal weapons and ammunition, a government spokesman said Tuesday.
Donald Trump will skip Fox News debate on Thursday
Rewriting the book of campaign rules once more, Donald Trump is skipping Thursday's GOP debate and attacking the Fox News Channel.
Inside Madaya: Videos show suffering of starving in Syrian town
The world's attention may have moved on, and the aid convoys driven away, but in besieged Madaya, now caught in the bitterly cold grip of ice and snow, people are still starving.
Summons hung on gate of Khaleda’s house
A summons issued by the Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court, asking Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia to appear before it on March 3, was hung on the gate of her Gulshan house on Tuesday as none received it.
Work as people’s trusted friends
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday asked the members of Bangladesh Police to be the servants of people facing all the challenges and stand beside the helpless and endangered ones as their trusted friends.
