The Republican presidential nominee tweeted early Sunday morning that the show’s skit depicting him this week was a “hit job.” Trump went on to write that it’s “time to retire” the show, calling it “boring and unfunny” and adding that…
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Trump accusers telling lies – Melania
New York — Melania Trump says the women who have accused her husband of sexual assault are lying, insisting he is a “gentleman”, BBC reported. (AP/UNB) adds: Melania Trump on Monday dismissed her husband’s sexually aggressive language as “boy talk,”…
HC releases full verdict on Tarique sentence
The High Court on Monday released the full text of its verdict sentencing BNP Senior Vice-chairman Tarique Rahman to seven years’ imprisonment and fining him Tk 20 crore in a money-laundering case after scrapping his acquittal.
Warrant sought against Khaleda for fake birthday
The complainant in the case filed against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia for celebrating ‘fake’ birthday on the National Mourning Day of August 15, on Monday sought arrest warrant against the BNP Chief, while the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court…
BNP accuses govt of wholesale arrest of its leaders
Dhaka: BNP on Monday alleged that the government’s ‘evil design’ to harass its leaders and activists though wholesale arrest has taken a serious turn. In a statement, party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said, “The current regime has continued…
Suspected killer of Ganajagaran Manch organizer held
Dhaka – Detectives arrested a man for his alleged involvement in the killing of Ganajagaran Manch organiser Nazimuddin Samad from the city’s Sayedabad area on Sunday night, UNB news agency reported. The arrestee was identified as Rashidun Nabi. Tipped off, a team of…
PM returns home from Goa
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned home on Monday morning after attending the BRICS-BIMSTEC Leaders’ Outreach Summit at Goa in India. A VVIP flight of Bangladesh Biman carrying the Prime Minister and her entourage landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International…
Hillary Clinton leads Trump by just 4 points
Donald Trump has lost little support since the first presidential debate, despite days of damaging news stories about his treatment of women, according to a new poll. Hillary Clinton leads Trump 47 percent to 43 percent among likely voters in…
‘Inequality main barrier to building peaceful society in SA’
Dhaka – Speakers at the 9th South Asia Economic Summit in the city on Sunday said inequality stands as the main barrier to building an inclusive, just and peaceful society in South Asia, UNB news agency reported. They mentioned structural…
Find out mentors of terrorists, PM tells Bimstec leaders
Goa (India): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged BIMSTEC leaders to find out the mentors, masterminds, abettors, financiers, arms suppliers and trainers of terrorists and extremists to defeat terrorism. “We must be prepared to take strong actions against terrorists…
Modi tweets in Bangla to welcome Hasina at Brics-Bimstec Summit
Dhaka: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday welcomed Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to the Brics-Bimstec Outreach Summit with a tweet in Bangla. UNB News Agency Reported.
ALCWC’s meeting on Wednesday
Dhaka: A meeting of Awami League Central Working Committee (ALCWC) will be held at Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s official residence Ganobhaban on Wednesday. The meeting will begin at 5 pm with Sheikh Hasina, also the Awami League president, in the…
Tannery relocation to Savar must by Dec 30: Amu
Savar: Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu on Sunday said the gas and power connections to Hazaribagh tannery industries will be snapped if those are not relocated to Savar from the capital by December 30 next. UNB News Agency Reported.
6 Jamaat-Shibir men among 61 held in Jhenidah
Dhaka – Police arrested 61 people, including six activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir, in a special drive from different parts of the district on Sunday,UNB News Agency Reported
PM slams BNP, Khaleda for complaining to foreign guests
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday blasted BNP and its chairperson for what she said making a complaint to foreign guests that there is no democracy in the country, UNB news agency reported. “I doubt whether she (Khaleda…
BNP claim Xi sent out special message by meeting Khaleda
Dhaka-BNP on Saturday claimed that Chinese President Xi Jinping sent out a special message that it believes in friendship with people by holding a meeting with the BNP Chairperson ignoring the Leader of the Opposition in Parliament.
President Xi leaves for Goa ending historic Dhaka tour
Dhaka – Chinese President Xi Jinping left here for Goa, India on Saturday morning wrapping up his historic two-day state visit to Bangladesh.
CPJ chairman says Trump is threat to press freedom
New York – In an unprecedented step, the Committee to Protect Journalists today released a statement recognizing that a Donald Trump presidency would represent a threat to press freedom. In response to Trump’s threats and vilification of the media during…
China wants Bangladesh to be on its side: BNP
Dhaka – Visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping has expressed his desire to have Bangladesh at China’s side in geopolitics, BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says after Xi’s meeting with his party chief Khaleda Zia. The BNP chairperson met Xi…
Shirin for strengthening relations between BD-Sino parliaments
Dhaka: Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury on Friday proposed strengthening relations between Bangladesh parliament and China’s National People’s Congress. She came up with the proposal during a meeting with visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping at Hotel Le Meridien in the city.…
Khaleda urges Xi to continue assistance to Bangladesh
Dhaka: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Friday urged Chinese President Xi Jinping to continue their assistance for Bangladesh’s various activities, especially the development ones, and always stand by it. The BNP chief made the call during a meeting with the…
China considers Bangladesh important partner: Xi
Dhaka – Chinese President Xi Jinping, now on a historic 22-hour state visit to Dhaka, has said China considers Bangladesh as an important partner in South Asia and the Indian Ocean region. “We’re ready to work with the Bangladeshi side…
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Dhaka
Dhaka – Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Dhaka Friday morning on a historic state visit to help usher in a new era in Dhaka-Beijing relations, UNB news agency reported. President Abdul Hamid received his Chinese counterpart on his arrival…
Michelle Obama attacks Trump over sexual assault comments
Manchester (AP/UNB) — Michelle Obama said Thursday that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s boast on a 2005 tape about his fame allowing him to “do anything to women” shook her to the core.
Govt. initiated 10 tk/kg rice project to give unetical benifit to its leaders
Dhaka-Bringing the allegation of ‘widespread irregularities’ in Tk 10 per-kilo rice programme, BNP on Thursday alleged that the government is deceiving poor people by launching such a programme to create a scope for ruling party men to ‘make money’.
Chinese President Xi arrives Friday on historic trip to Dhaka
Dhaka – Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives here on a historic state visit on Friday morning amid a high hope in Bangladesh that it will steer a ‘historic new journey’ towards opening up a ‘new horizon’ in relations between the…
Khaleda to meet Xi Jinping at 5pm Friday
Dhaka: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday evening at a city hotel in Khilkhet area. “BNP Chairperson will meet the Chinese President at the presidential suite of Le Meridian Hotel at 5pm on Friday,”…
Xi’s visit not to affect Dhaka’s ties with others: FM
Dhaka: Bangladesh on Thursday categorically said Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Dhaka visit will not have any negative impact on Bangladesh’s relations with other countries, including India. Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali referred to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur…
Day-long hartal in three hill districts being observed
Dhaha – The day-long hartal, enforced by five Bangalee settlers organisations demanding revocation of the draft Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Land Dispute Resolution Commission (amended) Act 2016, is underway peacefully in the three hill tracts districts on Thursday UNB new…
2 women say, Trump touched them inappropriately
Washington (AP/UNB) — Two women tell The New York Times that Donald Trump touched them inappropriately — groping a woman in one instance and kissing a woman in another — during separate encounters that took place as long as three…