One of the more significant quotations of last week came from President Donald Trump, when he reportedly described the Germans as “bad, very bad,” referring to their automobile exports. He returned to the theme Tuesday: Another take on Germany, articulated…
The chamber court yesterday stayed a High Court order that had stayed for six months the second phase of the gas price hike scheduled to become effective from June 1. There is no legal bar for the government to execute…
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday distributed cloths, iftar items and cooked food among destitute at 28 spots in the city to mark the 36th death anniversary of party founder President Ziaur Rahman. The spots where the former premier distributed food…
The Trump administration is planning to disband the Labor Department division that has policed discrimination among federal contractors for four decades, according to the White House’s newly proposed budget, part of wider efforts to rein in government programs that promote…
Denis Naughten has endured a torrent of abuse from environmentalists. The first climate change minister ever appointed, his National Mitigation Plan aimed at tackling global warming was roundly pilloried for being more a discussion document than a roadmap for reducing…
Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina on Monday left for Austrian capital Vienna to attend an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) conference. Bangladesh Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali said, “Various global issues, including bilateral cooperation in implementation of the Sustainable…
Eminent jurist Dr Kamal Hossain on Monday said the 16th amendment to the Constitution has created a scope to undermine the independence of judiciary and made it a vulnerable to interference. “I support the High Court order that declared illegal…
Low-lying areas in Cox’s Bazar have gone under water with an unusually high tide pounding the shore as the cyclone ‘Mora’ is approaching. The tides seeped into households as well when water level started to increase on Monday afternoon. Announcements…
All river transports have been suspended as Cyclone Mora is bearing down on Chittagong and Cox’s Bazar coasts. Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority or BIWTA issued cautionary signal No. 2 for all river ports across the country. The Met office…
US compliance with its commitments under the Paris Agreement on climate change would be “crippling” to growth, the White House said Friday. During his election campaign, avowed climate sceptic Donald Trump promised to exit the 2015 UN pact on limiting…
Inflow of remittances that witnessed a sluggish trend in recent months is picking up again as expatriates sent home US$807.77 million in the first 19 days of May, which is $115.76 million up from the same period of the previous…
Saudi Arabia will start taxing cigarettes, energy drinks and carbonated drinks from June 10, the Saudi Gazette said on Sunday, quoting the General Authority of Zakat, making it the first country in the Gulf Co-operation Council to fix the implementation…
The well-marked low over southeast bay and adjoining central bay concentrated into a depression over the same area, a Met Office weather bulletin said here today. It was centered at 9 am today about 790 kilometers south-southwest of Chittagong port,…
In an extremely unlikely sequence of events a camera on a NASA craft fitted with three cameras was hit by a meteoroid while compiling an image, researchers have determined. The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter called the LRO was hit in 2014.…
Authorities in Mississippi said Sunday that a suspect is in custody after eight people were killed in a shooting, including a sheriff’s deputy. Mississippi Bureau of Investigation spokesman Warren Strain said the shootings occurred at three separate homes Saturday night…
Law enforcers recovered seven grenades, three bombs and three suicide vests from a ‘militant den’ in Namagenda area here, on the outskirts of the capital, on Saturday. A bomb disposal unit of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) resumed their…
A court here on Saturday sent four people, arrested during protests against the removal of the statue of Greek goddess from the Supreme Court premises, to jail in a case filed for attempting to kill police and obstructing them from…
BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Saturday said the Election Commission (EC) should have held dialogues with political parties before announcing its roadmap for the 11th parliamentary polls. “The Election Commission has rolled out a roadmap. In other words, we…
The global leaders lauded activities of disaster-prone Bangladesh taken for overall disaster management. They also praised Dhaka Declaration held in Bangladesh in 2015. The MPs of different countries including Japan, Italy, European Union, Thailand, Mexico, and Australia praised initiatives of…
On Saturday, May 20, activists took to the streets, all over the world, for the sixth annual March Against Monsanto protests. News reports like those from Switzerland, Bangladesh, Toronto and, here in the U.S., Denver and Miami painted a picture…
Police on Friday afternoon cordoned off a five-storey building in Genda area of Savar, on the outskirts of the capital, suspecting it a militant hideout. The law enforcers said they suspect a few ‘militants’ have been staying in the ground…
Appreciating Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for removing the statue of the Greek goddess from the Supreme Court premises, Islami Oikya Jote on Friday said the decision was a time-befitting and nice one. “We want to thank and congratulate Prime Minister…
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Friday alleged that the government has been on a ‘mission’ to kill ‘diehard’ BNP leaders and activists to perpetuate its power. In a statement, she said, “Hanging onto power by killing the leaders and activists…
President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, is under FBI scrutiny as part of the Russia investigation, according to US media. Reports say investigators believe he has relevant information, but he is not necessarily suspected of a crime.…
A Dhaka court on Thursday sentenced former chief of banned outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) Moulana Saidur Rahman and two others to seven and half years’ imprisonment for subversive activities. Judge KM Imrul Kayes of the Special Judge Court-6 of…
The High Court Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the English medium schools of the country to form managing committees for their respective schools. A High Court bench, comprising Justice Sheikh Hasan Arif and Justice Md Badruzzaman, passed…
Just over a week after Dina Ali Lasloom, a 24-year-old Saudi Arabian, was dragged onto a plane from Manila to Riyadh with her mouth taped shut and her arms and legs bound, the United Nations voted to appoint Saudi Arabia…
State-run Coal India Ltd , saddled with millions of tonnes of unsold coal, is expected to be the biggest beneficiary of a controversial government decision to more than halve the sales tax on the fuel after a jump in local…
Dhaka – There is no use or existence of formalin in mangoes in the country but a section of dishonest traders is using calcium carbide for their quick ripening, claims an expert. “Formalin is harmful to health but formalin is…
Dhaka – The BNP has announced fresh programme to stage demonstration across the country today as it was denied permission to hold the planned rally at Suhrawardy Udyan for yesterday protesting the police search at chairperson’s Gulshan office. As part…