Two labour bodies to merge
Two labour organisations – Jatiya Sramik Federation Bangladesh and Jatiya Sramik Federation – are going to merge into a single body.
WAR CRIMES : SC upholds Nizami’s death sentence
The Appellate Division on Wednesday upheld the death sentence of Jamaat chief Motiur Rahman Nizami for planning the killings of intellectuals in Dhaka and mass killings at two places in Pabna during the War of Independence.
Ganajagaran Mancha hails Nizami verdict
Ganajagaran Mancha on Wednesday expressed its satisfaction over the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court’s verdict that upheld the death sentence of Jamaat-e-Islami amir Motiur Rahman Nizami for planning elimination of intellectuals and mass killings in Pabna during Bangladesh’s war of independence in 1971.
Reports of New Year's Eve sex assaults in Cologne fuel German migrant debate
A spate of alleged sexual assaults and robberies at New Year's Eve festivities in the German city of Cologne has fueled a political firestorm over immigration in Germany.
Magnitude 5.1 seismic disturbance recorded in North Korea
A seismic event that the U.S. Geological Survey recorded as magnitude 5.1 occurred Wednesday morning in an area of northeast North Korea known for nuclear tests.
Trump's latest Twitter opponent? Samuel L. Jackson
Donald Trump strikes again on Twitter -- and this time, at actor Samuel L. Jackson. The Republican presidential candidate tweeted at Jackson on Tuesday, writing, "I don't know @SamuelLJackson, to best of my knowledge haven't played golf w/him & think he does too many TV commercials—boring. Not a fan."
The young woman slain by ISIS for daring to 'swim in a sea of dreams'
Ruqia Hassan was 30, a woman who dared to defy ISIS in its stronghold of Raqqa, Syria. She seemed to sense that one day she would pay with her life for her words and prayers. She was right.
Emotional Obama calls for 'sense of urgency' to fight gun violence
President Barack Obama grew emotional Tuesday as he made a passionate call for a national "sense of urgency" to limit gun violence.
KIBRIA MURDER CASE : Babar, Haris, Arif, 29 others indicted
A Habiganj special tribunal on Tuesday framed charges against 32 people, including BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s political adviser Haris Chowdhury and former state minister for home Luthfuzzaman Babar, in the case filed in connection with the killing of former finance minister Shah AMS Kibria.
Field taxmen must ensure quick deposition of tax money
The National Board of Revenue on Tuesday asked its field-level officials to deposit revenue payment instruments submitted by the income taxpayers within 24 hours of the submission or reasonable time for ensuring timely deposition of government money to the state exchequer.
