Beijing, March 18 (BSS/AFP) – China’s parliament gave Premier Li Keqiang a second five-year term on Sunday, but he faces a tenure deeper in the shadow of the country’s powerful leader Xi Jinping.
Category: Politics
BD Awami League delegation meets Congress leadership
Dhaka, Mar 18 – A three-member delegation of Bangladesh Awami League (AL) attended the plenary session of the Indian Congress in New Delhi on Saturday.
Embattled BNP to join coming mayoral polls, pick new faces
Abdur Rahman Jahangir, UNB Staff Writer Dhaka, Mar 18 – As the party’s target is to retain all the five mayoral posts to demonstrate its popularity and boost the morale of its followers ahead of the next general election, BNP…
Andrew McCabe gave notes to Russia inquiry
Ex-FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe has given memos about conversations he had with President Donald Trump to an inquiry into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 election, US media say. They say the memos could support allegations that the president…
Russia expels 23 UK envoys, blames others for spy poisoning
Moscow, Mar 18 (AP/UNB) — Russia announced Saturday it is expelling 23 British diplomats and threatened further retaliatory measures in a growing diplomatic dispute over a nerve agent attack on a former spy in Britain.
BCL leader held with arm, ammo in Laxmipur
Dhaka- Police arrested an organising secretary of Ramganj Upazila unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) along with arms, ammunition and sharp weapons from Maddhya Bahadur area in the upazila town on Saturday afternoon.
99th birthday of Bangabandhu celebrated
DHAKA – The nation today celebrated the 99th birthday of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman through extensive programmes, fanfare and gaiety.
Quader exposes govt’s election blueprint: Moudud
Dhaka – BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Saturday said Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader has exposed the government’s ‘blueprint’ for the next polls through his comment that their party’s victory is just a formality.
Country heading towards dark tunnel: Dr. Mosharraf
Dhaka – BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Saturday alleged that the country is heading towards a ‘dark tunnel’ as the government has lost control over all institutions.
Russian exiles warned after tycoon murder
UK police have begun to contact a number of Russian exiles to discuss their safety as they investigate the murder of businessman Nikolai Glushkov. The 68-year-old’s body was found at his home in south London on 12 March. The BBC…
Sessions fires FBI official McCabe
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions has fired FBI official Andrew McCabe, who had been accused of political bias by President Donald Trump. In January Mr McCabe resigned as deputy director and was placed on leave. He had been deeply involved…
Meet me in Pyongyang
An interview with Siegfried Hecker Elisabeth Eaves It was an extraordinary week in North Korean nuclear affairs. First, high-level South Korean envoys met with the North’s leader Kim Jong-un, returning to Seoul with promises of an inter-Korean summit and other…
PM calls for building prosperous country
DHAKA – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged the people to build a non-communal, hunger-poverty-free and happy-prosperous ‘Sonar Bangladesh’ as dreamt by the Father of the Nation.
BNP does not know how to respect judiciary: Law Minister
Dhaka – Claiming that BNP does not know how to show respect to the judiciary, Law Minister Anisul Huq on Friday asked the party to learn it.He came up with the advice while talking to reporters after inaugurating work on…
Judges cannot hold trials independently: BNP
Dhaka – BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Friday alleged that judges in the country cannot hold trial proceedings with an open mind as there is no the independence of the judiciary.
Vanessa files for divorce from Donald Trump Jr
The wife of Donald Trump Jr, the eldest son of US President Donald Trump, has filed for divorce, US media report. They say Vanessa Trump, an ex-model, is seeking an uncontested divorce in a New York court. The couple, both…
Next election to expose AL’s political bankruptcy: BNP
Chittagong, Mar 15 – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday said the next general election will expose that Awami League, not BNP, has got politically bankrupt.
School walkouts across US demand gun reform
ByChristopher Bucktin On Thursday the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, were joined by 300,000 others across the US in a walkout, part of an emboldened anti-gun movemen t In their thousands, they walked silently on…
Controversy over JU dean appointments
Savar (Dhaka), March 15 – A faction of pro-AL teachers of Jahangirnagar University (JU) protested the new dean appointments at Social Sciences and Law faculties on Thursday.
ACC, Govt file leave to appeals against Khaleda’s bail
Dhaka, March 15 – The government and the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Thursday filed separate leave-to- appeal petitions with the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court challenging the High Court order that granted bail to BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia in…
The right question about inequality and growth
By Jason Furman The relationship between inequality and growth has become a hot topic for economists, with new research challenging the conventional view that greater inequality is the price that must be paid for higher output. But for policymakers, this…
Myanmar verifies only 374 Rohingyas for repatriation: Official
Dhaka, Mar 15 – Myanmar has verified only 374 Rohingyas from the list of 8032 for possible repatriation from Bangladesh to their homeland in Rakhine state, says an official.
Comilla court rejects Khaleda’s bail plea in arson case
Dhaka, 14 March – The Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Court of Comilla Wednesday rejected BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s bail petition in an arson attack case filed during the anti-government movement of BNP-led 20-party alliance in 2015.
SC stays Khaleda’s bail until Sunday: Lawyers protest
Dhaka, March 14 – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court Wednesday stayed the High Court order that granted a four-month interim bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case until Sunday. This ignited protest…
BNP accuses authorities of delaying Khaleda’s bail
Dhaka, March 14 – Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) yesterday Wednesday accused the authorities of delaying the legal process intentionally to interrupt the release of their Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia.
Supreme Court blocks Khaleda’s bail
Dhaka – The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed until Sunday a High Court order granting a four-month interim bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case.The four-member Appellate Division bench, headed by Chief Justice Syed…
Defamation suit against Khaleda Zia, Gayeshwar deferred
Dhaka, March 13 – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka Tues day deferred the submission of the investigation report in a defamation case filed against BNP Chief Begum Khaleda Zia and standing committee member of the party, Goyeshwar…
SC full bench to hear appeal against Khaleda’s bail Wednesday
Dhaka, March 13 – The full bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear the petition of Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) against a High Court verdict that granted bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia.
3 awarded death on charges of war crimes
Dhaka, March 13 – The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Tuesday convicted three war crimes accused and sentenced them to death for committing crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971.
Production Warrant against Khaleda in Zia Orphanage case
Dhaka, March 13 – The Special Judge Court-5 of Dhaka yesterday issued production warrant to produce BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia before his court on March 28 and 29 in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case.