Khaleda to be taken to BSMMU this afternoon: IG prison
Prison authorities are set to shift Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University from old Dhaka Central jail on Saturday afternoon for her treatment in response to a court order.
Kavanaugh has the votes to be confirmed to Supreme Court after Collins, Manchin commit
Brett Kavanaugh is set to become the Supreme Court justice who inaugurates a conservative majority for a generation, after wavering Republicans closed ranks to give him sufficient votes for confirmation in a historic victory for President Donald Trump.
Buses with dented bodies lumber along city roads
Dhaka city buses and minibuses, with their bodies carrying innumerable dents and their paints gone long since, are still running as the owners turn a deaf ear to the repeated directives of the authorities for making these pleasing to the sight.
BNP, Juktafront form panels over programme, election
Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Juktafront have formed two panels for holding discussion over future programme and next general election likely to be held in December.
Congolese Mukwege, Iraq's Murad win Nobel Peace Prize
Denis Mukwege, a gynecologist helping victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Nadia Murad, a Yazidi rights activist and survivor of sexual slavery by Islamic State, won the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.
Myanmar may lose EU trade privileges over Rohingya abuse
The European Union warned Mynamar on Friday it could lose trade privileges over its ‘blatant violation of human rights’, as the international backlash over the Rohingya crisis grows.
Pence attacks China on 'predatory' trade, 'coercion' and military 'aggression'
Vice President Mike Pence launched a broad attack against Beijing Thursday, accusing China of "predatory" economic practices, military aggression against the US and of trying to undermine President Donald Trump and harm his chances of winning re-election.
HC orders admitting Khaleda to hospital, reconstitute medical board
The High Court Division on Thursday directed the government to immediately admit former prime minister and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University.
EC likely to recruit 2,000 officials before election
The Election Commission has taken a move to recruit 2,000 more officials and employees, including 517 assistant upazila election officers, to enhance its capacity.
Trump says Saudi King wouldn't last 'two weeks' without US support
US President Donald Trump told supporters Tuesday that Saudi Arabia and its King would not last "two weeks" in power without American military support and appeared to call on the country to pay more for its own defense.
