MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS : Campaigns end amid violence
Amid widespread violence and harassments by supporters of ruling Awami League candidates the campaigns in the country’s maiden municipal mayoral elections, under party nominations, set for tomorrow, ended on Monday midnight.
Govt asked to use khas lands to set up special economic zone in Habiganj
Politicians, academics and professionals on Monday called on the Awami League-led government to abandon 511 acres of agricultural land acquisition project of two tea estates in Habiganj for setting up a special economic zone.
TELCOS’ SERVICE QUALITY : Telecom regulator to restart drive with added parameters
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has decided to restart the drive to check the quality of service of the mobile phone operators with added parameters.
South Korea, Japan reach agreement on 'comfort women'
Japan and South Korea have reached an agreement over the long-standing issue of "comfort women" -- the term used to describe sex slaves used by the Japanese military during World War II.
2 ‘robbers’ killed in Sunderbans ‘gunfight’
Two suspected robbers were killed in a reported gunfight with the members of Rapid Action Battalion in the Sunderbans in Mongla of Bagerhat on Monday morning.
Hearing on charge framing against Khaleda, others in Niko graft case deferred
A Special Judges’s Court in Monday deferred to February 17 the hearing on framing charges against Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia and 10 others in a graft case filed during the military-backed caretaker government in 2007 involving a Canadian resources company.
ISIS leader rallies followers as group faces setbacks
The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria finds itself under growing pressure on several fronts, facing battlefield setbacks in both countries. In a new audio message Abu Bakr al Baghdadi, the self-proclaimed caliph of the Islamic State, has warned of difficult times ahead, saying "the whole world" is united against the Islamic State.
Donald Trump: Hillary Clinton is playing the 'woman's card'
Donald Trump on Sunday accused Hillary Clinton of unfairly trading on her gender while declaring Bill Clinton to be "fair game" as the former president hits the trail to campaign for his wife.
China unveils two-child policy
It's official. From January 1, 2016 China will allow two children for every couple. Chinese lawmakers rubber-stamped the new legislation Sunday during a session of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, which governs the country's laws, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
Monster storm system spawns tornadoes, blizzards, flooding
A monster storm system stretching from New Mexico to Michigan and Georgia marched eastward Sunday, bringing a broad mix of weather from tornadoes and flash floods to blizzards and freezing rain.
