Attorney General Loretta Lynch said Sunday she doesn’t believe the FBI’s investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private email server has been compromised by President Barack Obama’s endorsement of Clinton in the 2016 White House race. That endorsement raised eyebrows among conservatives…
Robi has recently organised another “Internet4U” session with the UCEP students under its Corporate Responsibility (CR) initiatives. Around 100 students and their faculty members took part in the engaging session. The UCEP students were provided with a clear guideline on…
Donald Trump says the country should “seriously” consider profiling Muslims in the United States as a terrorism-fighting tool. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee says other countries use profiling and “it’s not the worst thing to do.” Washington, AP/UNB News Reported.
An Indian court on Friday sentenced 11people to life in prison for murder in one of the many deadly religious riots that swept across the western state of Gujarat in 2002 and left more than 1,000 dead. Special Court Judge…
Terming unlawful the arrest of thousands of people in the week-long combing operation, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday alleged that it has been carried out with a political motive. “Thousands of devoted Muslims along with opposition…
BNP on Friday alleged that the government is trying to brand opposition leaders and activists as militants by arresting them in the name of crackdown on militants. BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi came up with the allegation…
The government has put eight power sector projects on ‘fast track’ giving an allocation of Tk 11,416.74 crore in the 2016-17 fiscal year. The government’s budget document titled ‘Kathamo Rupantare Brihat Prokalpo: Probriddhi Sanchare Natun Matra’ (Large Projects in Transformation…
BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Friday alleged that international plotters are patronising militancy and recent target killings in Bangladesh as it lacks democracy. Speaking at a discussion, he also alleged that the government is not sincere in curbing militancy.…
The High Court will deliver its verdict any day on the Anti Corruption Commission’s (ACC) appeal against a lower court verdict that acquitted BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman in a money-laundering case. The court will also deliver judgment on another…
The Supreme Court on Thursday fixed August 1 for hearing BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s two separate leave-to-appeal petitions against a High Court order that rejected her two revision petitions seeking cancellation of the lower court order rejecting her two petitions…
Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Harsh V Shringla on Thursday said India will be investing in creating infrastructure — port, road and rail — in Ashuganj and Akhaura to facilitate the smooth movement of goods. The diplomat said this after…
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the High Court order asking the authorities concerned to admit Nagorik Oikya convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna to Ibrahim Cardiac Hospital & Research Institute for treatment. A four-member bench of the Appellate Division, headed by…
A priest of Ramakrishna Mission received death threat in a letter came from militants. Mridul Maharaj, a priest of Ramakrishna Mission, lodged a general diary in this connection with Wari Police Station on Wednesday night, said Zihadul Islam, officer-in-charge of…
BNP will stage demonstrations across the country on Saturday to protest the ‘wholesale arrest’ of common people and opposition leaders and activists in the name of a combing operation to tackle militants. BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi…
Accusing the government of trying to establish its control over the media, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday called upon journalists to put up a united resistance against it. “I urge the journalists to get united and create a strong…
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) is set to file a case against director of controversial multilevel company Destiny 2000 Limited Farha Diba on graft charges. The Commission at its regular meeting on Wednesday decided to file the case against Diba,…
Claiming that the 14-party alliance remains united, its spokesperson Mohammed Nasim on Wednesday said the combine will be expanded further in future. “The 14-party alliance will be expanded further as well as our unity. There’s no alternative to it. Or…
BNP on Wednesday alleged that the government is hiding the perpetrators of the recent target killings by creating a smokescreen in the name of a countrywide combing operation. “It’s absolutely true that Sheikh Hasina not only hates democracy but also…
Blaming a fraction of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Jasod) for creating anarchy in the country after the Liberation War, BNP on Wednesday said Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu should be brought to justice for that. Speaking at a press briefing at…
A court here on Tuesday placed two suspected members of radical Islamist outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team on a five-day remand in a case filed under the Anti-terrorism Act. Metropolitan Magistrate Khurshid Alam passed the order after sub-inspector of Detective Branch…
In the latest reshuffle in the administration, the government has elevated six top officials to secretaries. The Public Administration Ministry issued two notifications on Tuesday in this regard. Those who were promoted are acting Youth and Sports Secretary Quazi Akhter…
Voicing resentment over Awami League General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam’s comment against its present, Samajtantrik Dal (Jasod) on Tuesday sought the Prime Minister’s intervention in ending mudslinging to keep unity of the 14-party alliance intact. “When we got united with…
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Tuesday alleged that the government itself is conspiring to destabilise the country through spreading terrorism and giving a rise to militancy. “She (PM) assures foreigners that she would curb terrorism. But she won’t do it…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday strongly condemned the deadly terrorist attack on a Florida community club in the United States and called for taking collective efforts to eradicate this hateful menace from society. “I condemn this dastardly act of…
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Monday expressed concern over the dramatic rise in the incidents of murder in Bangladesh. “I’m very concerned about the dramatically increased number of brutal murders in Bangladesh that target…
Awami League General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam on Monday blamed Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Jasod) for creating the grounds for the assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the economical backwardness of Bangladesh. He made the allegation while addressing the closing…
The Nazmul Huda-led Trinamool BNP from now on will express solidarity with and join programmes to be announced by the Awami League-led 14-party alliance. Ruling alliance coordinator and Awami League presidium member Mohammed Nasim came up with the disclosure at…
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday hosted an iftar party in honour of foreign diplomats working in Bangladesh. Before the iftar, Khaleda went round the banquet hall and exchanged pleasantries with the guests at the iftar party at a city…
Israel on Thursday suspended most special permits for Palestinians to visit Israel during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, and beefed up police patrols in Tel Aviv, after two Palestinians carried out a shooting in Tel Aviv Wednesday night that…
Police on Thursday claimed that detained BNP leader Aslam Chowdhury disclosed the names of some masterminds of a conspiracy to oust the government. “Aslam Chowdhury has divulged many things, but we can’t disclose all those for the sake of investigation.…