PM says Khaleda conspiring to destabilise country
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia is conspiring from abroad to destabilise the country through killing foreigners living in Bangladesh. The prime minister said this when newly elected office-bearers of Chittagong, Barisal, Rangpur, Gopalganj and Gazipur Bar Associations met her at her official residence Ganobhaban.
Jute stockists create artificial crisis, allege exporters, spinners
Jute exporters and spinners have alleged a section of traders has created an artificial crisis of raw jute amid lack of government monitoring.
BNP demands removal of Ershad as PM’s special envoy
BNP on Saturday demanded the removal of deposed autocratic ruler HM Ershad from the post of prime minister’s special envoy showing respect for those embraced martyrdom during the anti-autocracy movement.
No account in Moosa’s name in Swiss banks
The central bank of Switzerland has stated that controversial Bangladeshi businessman Moosa Bin Shamsher did not have any account in any Swiss bank.
BGB deployed in Dhaka’s diplomatic zone
The government on Saturday deployed members of Border Guard Bangladesh in the city’s diplomatic zone in Gulshan and Baridhara.
Police arrest 2,500 a day in special drive
More than 2,000 people were being arrested every day as the police continued their ‘special drive’ across the country after the killings of two foreign nationals in Dhaka and Rangpur.
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS : PM asks officials for timely implementation
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday asked the authorities concerned to properly and timely complete all the development projects for ensuring the country’s quick progress.
Iraq hints it would accept Russian support in ISIS fight
Russia "can complement the fight we have against ISIS," Iraq's ambassador to the United States says.
ISIS kills Iranian military commander in Syria, Iran says
A top Iranian military commander has been killed by ISIS in Syria, where he was advising the Syrian army in its fight against extremists, Iranian state media reported Friday.
Northern Arizona University shooting followed confrontation, police say
A confrontation between students in a parking lot at Northern Arizona University turned deadly early Friday when, police say, a freshman pulled a gun and shot four male students, killing one.
