TANNERY RELOCATION TO SAVAR : Govt may give compensation to tanners despite little dev works
The government is going to relax the conditions it set for disbursement of the 2nd instalment of the compensation package for relocation of tanneries from Hazaribagh to Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka, paving the way for withdrawing money by tanners by showing limited amount of development work.
BNP celebrates Zia’s birth anniversary
Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Tuesday celebrated the 80th birth anniversary of the party’s founder, late president Ziaur Rahman, with a vow to carry out the struggle to liberate democracy.
Mahabub Hossain remembered
Economists and colleagues and classmates of agriculture and development economist Mahabub Hossain on Tuesday remembered his role in agricultural and rural development.
JP leadership in tatters
Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad on Tuesday in a tug-of-war over the party leadership removed Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu as the party secretary general and replaced him with Ruhul Amin Howlader.
Match-fixing in tennis: ATP Tour rejects cover up claim
Results and the scorching heat weren't what most people were talking about on the first day of the Australian Open. Instead, the murky world of match fixing was the center of discussion.
Donald Trump debate: Could UK really ban him?
Donald Trump was in the spotlight Monday in Britain's Parliament, where lawmakers debated whether the Republican presidential front-runner should be barred from entering the country. The suggestion follows Trump's call to ban Muslims from entering the United States.
Pakistani teen cuts off hand after cleric accuses him of blasphemy
A Pakistani teenager cut off his hand after a Muslim cleric wrongly accused him of blasphemy, a local police chief told CNN.
Hundreds may be dead after ISIS abductions in Deir Ezzor
The city of Deir Ezzor in northern Syria has seen more than its share of conflict and suffering since the Syrian insurgency began. But the last few days have seen unprecedented horror, including suicide bombings, mass abductions and arbitrary killings, according to human rights activists.
Hong Kong police: Missing bookseller Lee Bo in China
Hong Kong police say they have requested a meeting with bookseller Lee Bo, whose mysterious disappearance last month caused international uproar, after Chinese authorities confirmed his whereabouts.
Univ teachers get positive assurance from PM on their demands
Public university teachers said Monday that they received a positive assurance from prime minister Sheikh Hasina that their demands would be ‘taken into consideration’. The teachers said that they received the assurance when they met the prime minister at Gana Bhaban.
