Zia’s death anniv today
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party and different socio-political and cultural organisations will observe today the 34th death anniversary of late president Ziaur Rahman, who founded the party in 1978. BNP and its associate organisations have taken up two-week programmes to observe the death anniversary of Zia,
Sepp Blatter: FIFA's 'few' corrupt officials must be 'discovered, punished'
Amid calls for his dismissal Thursday, FIFA President Sepp Blatter blamed allegations of widespread corruption within soccer's governing body on "a few" and called for those involved to be punished as FIFA works to rebuild its reputation.
Part of Panthapath subsides twice, traffic suspended
The construction site for National Bank Limited Twin Towers adjacent to Panthapath subsided twice on Thursday night after caving in first on Wednesday morning.Traffic on Panthapath was closed immediately after the fresh cave-in, said Kalabagan police officer-in-charge Md Iqbal.
Chinese astronaut calls for cooperation, access to International Space Station
China wants greater cooperation with other nations in space, particularly the United States, the country's most experienced astronaut has told CNN in an exclusive interview.Fifteen nations including the United States,
BNP asked to shrug off inertia
Speakers on Thursday called for uniting all political forces under the leadership of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia to build up a movement to ‘restore’ democracy and to thwart the treat of ‘fascism’ and ‘militancy’.
Good governance key to job generation: Yunus
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus on Thursday said good governance was one of the key elements which could help create employment opportunities for generations to come.
Shillong court sends Salah Uddin to jail
A Shillong court on Wednesday ordered Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Salah Uddin Ahmed to jail custody for 14 days after the police produced him 16 days after his reappearance in the Indian state of Meghalaya.
In show of muscle, Russia conducts military exercise in country's northwest
You flex your muscles and I'll flex mine. Or so it seems to go in international relations these days.Russia has deployed 12,000 troops along with numerous aircraft and weapons in a surprise military exercise in the country's northwest
Heat wave kills more than 1,100 in India
Stifling heat has killed more than 1,100 people in India in less than one week.The worst-hit area is the southeastern state of Andhra Pradesh, where authorities say 852 people have died in the heat wave.
Chinese official: U.S. has ulterior motives over South China Sea
A week after a CNN team aboard a U.S. Navy P8-A Poseidon heard the Chinese military issue warnings eight times to a U.S. surveillance plane flying over disputed waters in the South China Sea, a senior official with the People's Liberation Army has called Chinese response "professional" and suggested Washington is playing up the issue with ulterior motives.
