QUOTA REFORM MOVEMENT We are in fear of enforced disappearance, arrest, torture: leader
Quota reform activists on Saturday in a press conference said that they were living in fear of arrest, enforced disappearance and torture while urging the government to stop repression of their leaders who were campaigning for a ‘logical’ solution to the quota system
SOBS PERFORMANCE Deals with govt only in paper
The much-hyped annual agreements aimed at improving performance of scam-hit state-owned commercial banks have remained mere paper works, with poor recovery of rising defaulted loan
RAIFA’S DEATH Max Hospital sacks two accused doctors
Two, of the three accused doctors, were sacked from Max Hospital in Chittagong on Friday night following the death of Raifa Khan at the hospital on June 29, as the probe committee found them responsible for the child’s death
North Korea pans 'gangster-like mindset' of US as Pompeo signals 'progress' in talks
(CNN)North Korea slammed what it called the United States' "gangster-like mindset" in denuclearization talks just hours after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo described the high-level negotiations as "productive" and insisted progress was made
WaPo: Trump's personal calls to world leaders leave White House aides in the dark
(CNN)President Donald Trump started handing out his personal cell phone number to world leaders shortly after he took office last year, leading to one-on-one calls that even top White House aides did not know about, according to a report in The Washington Post
US destroyers sailed through Taiwan Strait
(CNN)In a move that could heighten tensions between Washington and Beijing, two US Navy destroyers have sailed through the Taiwan Strait, a US Navy official has confirmed to CNN
Japan floods leave 48 people dead and dozens missing
(CNN)Flooding killed at least 48 people and forced 2 million others to flee their homes Saturday as heavy rain pounded large areas in southwestern Japan
Khaleda’s bail pleas in two cases rejected
Two separate courts in Dhaka on Thursday rejected the bail petitions filed by Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia in two cases -- one for celebrating 'fake' birthday and the other for undermining the country's map, national flag and the Liberation War
New Khulna mayor sworn in
Newly elected mayor of Khulna City Corporation Talukder Abdul Khalek took oath of office on Thursday.Prime minister Sheikh Hasina administered the oath at a ceremony held at Shapla Hall of her office.
Three-wheelers back on highways defying ban
Presence of three-wheeler auto-rickshaws, battery-run and non-motorised vehicles is once again noticeable on national highways across Bangladesh, leaving a government ban ineffective and causing fatal accidents almost every day
