VAT ON TUITION FEES : Protests spread to cities
Agitated students of private universities in the capital continued to protest for the fourth consecutive day on Saturday while their fellows at Savar, Chittagong, Sylhet and Rajshahi joined in, for withdrawal of value added tax imposed on their tuition fees.
107 killed in crane collapse at Mecca's Grand Mosque
A powerful storm toppled a construction crane Friday afternoon at the Masjid al-Haram, or Grand Mosque, in Mecca -- killing at least 107 people and injuring 238 others, Saudi Arabia's civil defense authorities said on Twitter.
9/11 anniversary: America remembers lives lost on one of its darkest days
With his head bowed during a moment of silence outside the White House, President Barack Obama set the tone Friday for a nation marking a dark day with solemn ceremonies.
Hungarian camerawoman apologizes for kicking migrants
A Hungarian camerawoman has apologized for kicking desperate migrants as they fled, saying her actions had nothing to do with racism.
COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY NOTES : Banks, govt agencies asked to remain alert before Eid
Bangladesh Bank has asked different government agencies and private organisations to take adequate measures so that use of counterfeit currency notes can be checked at the sacrificial animal markets before Eid-ul-Azha.
Soaring vegetable prices continue to haunt city dwellers
The low- and middle-income people in the capital Dhaka have not got any respite from soaring prices of vegetables over the week ending Friday.
Honouring Mujib, Zia may pave way for nat’l unity: BNP
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Friday said that the process for national unity might begin with showing due respects to late presidents Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Ziaur Rahman.
VAT ON TUITION FEES : Protests continue, students call strike at private univs
Students of private universities continued protests for the third consecutive day on Friday and called strike at all private universities from today for withdrawal of value added tax imposed on their tuition fees.
40 Bangladeshi pilgrims injured in Makkah
At least 40 Bangladeshi pilgrims were injured as a huge construction crane collapsed and crashed onto the Grand Mosque in Makkah in Saudi Arabia on Friday, killing 87 hajj pilgrims.
U.S. to take at least 10,000 more Syrian refugees
President Barack Obama has ordered his administration to "scale up" the number of Syrian refugees admitted to the United States in the coming year, directing his team to prepare for at least 10,000 in the next fiscal year, the White House said Thursday.
