US President Donald Trump paid $38m (£31m) in tax on more than $150m (£123m) income in 2005, a leaked partial tax return shows, BBC reported. Two pages of the tax return were revealed by US TV network MSNBC but they…
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Parliament gives May power to begin EU exit
London, Mar 14 (AP/UNB) — Britain lurched closer to leaving the European Union Monday when Parliament stopped resisting and gave Prime Minister Theresa May the power to file for divorce from the bloc. But in a blow to May’s government,…
‘Hasina’s visit to yield results, no say on RAW remark’
He’s unaware of any defence cooperation deal Dhaka, Mar 13 – The much-talked-about upcoming visit of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to India will certainly have ‘outcomes’, says Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Harsh Vardhan Shringla.
Breaking France’s addiction to its state of emergency
Like an addict, France does not know how to quit its state of emergency even though it has become clear that maintaining it erodes the rule of law and fosters human rights abuses while not keeping the country safer. The…
IS fighters left in Mosul will die, says US envoy McGurk
Any so-called Islamic State (IS) fighters left in Mosul will die in the Iraqi city, a US envoy co-ordinating the offensive has said. Brett McGurk, the senior US official in the counter-IS coalition, issued the warning after Iraqi forces cut…
SC upholds HC verdict for immediate shut down of Dhaka Tanneries
Dhaka – The Appellate Division Supreme Court yesterday upheld a High Court order that directed the government to immediately shutdown the Hazaribagh tanneries and disconnect all their utility services, including gas line, power and water, as they missed several deadlines…
SC rejects Khaleda’s appeal for stay on trust graft case
Dhaka – By dismissing a petition the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday paved the way for the concerned trial court to continue the proceedings of Zia Charitable Trust corruption case against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia.
Dutch expel Erdogan’s minister amid protests
Dutch riot police have used water cannons and horses to disperse protesters outside the Turkish consulate in Rotterdam, as the city expelled a Turkish minister. More than 1,000 people had gathered outside the building as the diplomatic row between the…
Two ‘outlaws’ killed in Satkhira ‘gunfight’
Dhaka, Mar 12 – The head of a faction of the outlawed Purba Banglar Communist Party (ML) and his associate were killed in a reported gunfight with police at Rahimabad Ambagan in Tala upazila of Satkhira early Sunday.
Women share success stories at WildTeam seminar
Dhaka, March 10 – A group of high-achieving female professionals narrated their success stories at a seminar titled “WildHour: Bold Actions to Change Lives” organised by conservation group WildTeam at Cosmos Centre in the city on Friday.
Legal challenges to Trump’s travel ban mount from US states
Legal challenges against President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban mounted Thursday as Washington state said it would renew its request to block the executive order and a judge granted Oregon’s request to join the case. The events happened a day…
ICT minister cautions people about app security
Terming a large number of available mobile apps as potential ‘information hacking source’, State Minister for ICT Division, Junaid Ahmed Palak yesterday asked people to be more cautious about downloading and using mobile apps. Palak was speaking as the chief…
Bangladesh loses $0.6 billion annually to natural disasters
Dhaka – The country has lost about Tk 5,000 crore (US0.6 billion) annually due to various natural disasters including flood, saiys a paper prepared by the disaster management and relief ministry.
The biggest price changes of 2016
Changes in commodity prices attract the attention of many different people from all over the world from trades, researchers, and analysts to policymakers, and just interested citizens. Commodity prices depend on changes in demand and supply forces and there are…
DoE ready to shut down city tanneries: Industry awaits HC order copy
Dhaka – The department of environment (DoE) has completed all preparations to shutdown the Hazaribagh tanneries following the High Court (HC) order.
Time to Champion Women’s Empowerment: Implementation of SDGs in Bangladesh
The year 2015 was highly significant in relation to global convergence on ways forward towards achieving sustainable development at local, national, regional, and global levels. Global leaders reached four groundbreaking agreements that year, the first of which was the Sendai…
Malaysia and N Korea in tit-for-tax exit bans
North Korea and Malaysia have banned each other’s citizens from leaving their countries, in a growing row over the killing of Kim Jong-nam. The extraordinary tit-for-tat actions come amid North Korean fury at Malaysia’s ongoing investigation into his death at…
6 Biman officials 12 others chargesheeted for Gold smuggling
Dhaka – The Detective Branch (DB) of Police on Monday submitted the charge sheet of a case to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka against 18 persons including six officials of Bangladesh Biman for their alleged involvement in…
On the Ground in Iraq’s Battle Civilians Caught in the Crossfire
The city of Mosul has been in the news lately as the Iraqi central government and Kurdistan Regional Government, with the support of a United States-led international coalition, undertook operations in October to retake the city—a last major urban stronghold…
Gulshan café suspect placed under remand
Dhaka- The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Sunday placed Gulshan cafe attack’s arms supplier Boro Mizan on a three-day remand to quiz him about the sensational incident.
Revive lost glory of student politics: President
President Abdul Hamid on Saturday called upon the student community to come forward to bring back student politics on the right track and regain the lost glory once it used to enjoy. “…the tide of youth never stops and I…
Philippines: Police deceit in ‘Drug War’ killings
Manila – Philippine police are falsifying evidence to justify unlawful killings in a “war on drugs” that has caused more than 7,000 deaths, Human Rights Watch said today in a new report. President Rodrigo Duterte and other senior officials have…
Tanneries get 2 weeks to deposit damage compensation
Dhaka – The High Court on Thursday directed 154 tannery owners located at Hazaribagh to deposit Tk 30.85 crore to the state fund in two weeks as compensation money for damaging the environment.
Hustand kills housewife, infant girl in Gaibandha
Dhaka, Mar 2 – A housewife and her four-month-old baby were strangulated to death allegedly by her husband over a family feud at Khamarballomjar village in Sadar upazila of Gaibandha early Thursday.
China warns against cyber ‘battlefield’ in internet strategy
The strengthening of cyber capabilities is an important part of China’s military modernization, the government said on Wednesday, warning that the internet should not become “a new battlefield”. China, home to the largest number of internet users, has long called…
Chaos on roads across country as transport strike continues
Dhaka, Mar 1 – The countrywide indefinite transport strike, enforced by Bangladesh Road Transport Workers Federation, protesting the life term imprisonment of a bus driver in a case filed for a road accident that killed five people, including noted filmmaker…
Half-day general strike against gas price hike ends
Dhaka – A half-day hartal in the capital enforced by the left leaning political parties protesting the government’s announcement to hike of gas price ended yesterday amid stray incidence of violence. The law enforcers detained at least nine pickets during…
CPB, BSD hartal observed with partial response
Dhaka, Feb 28 – A half-day hartal, enforced by Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) and Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal (BSD) protesting gas price hike war observed in the capital with partial response from people.
SSC exams to be on despite CPB-BSD Hartal Tuesday
Dhaka – Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations would be held amid the half day long hartal in the capital imposed by the left leaning political parties and organisations protesting the government’s announcement to hike the gas price.
Govt planning another controversial election: Khaleda
Dhaka – BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday alleged that the government is planning to hold another farce poll by using what she said the controversial Election Commission (EC).