China and Japan leaders hold ice-breaker talks at Apec summit
The leaders of China and Japan have met for formal talks after more than two years of severe tension over a territorial dispute. Chinese President...
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Driver shot dead, car snatched in city
Muggers shot dead a car driver and snatched the car in the city’s Banasree area early Monday. The deceased was identified as Faruk Khan, 26....
Commentary / When police are politically used, chain of command suffers
The recent loggerheads between National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and Dhaka Metropolitan Police over the remarks of NHRC’s chief about the police excesses at least...
Triangular clash / One killed in police firing in Narsingdi
Staff Reporter :One person was shot dead and another received bullet injuries in a triangular clash involving Tablig Jamaat followers, local residents and police at...
Death penalty opposed / Grant Kamaruzzaman’s right to appeal: HRW
Staff Reporter :The death sentence against Muhammed Kamaruzzaman, a leader of the Jamaat-e-Islami party convicted of war crimes during Bangladesh’s 1971 war of independence, should...
Khaleda plans Dhaka-centric movement / New ultimatum for talks in Dec likely
UNB, Dhaka :BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia is likely to give another ultimatum to the government in December as part of her final push for accepting...
21 more join Modi cabinet
Indian Express :President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the newly sworn-in minister Manohar Parrikar at the swearing-in ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in...
Why 16th amendment won’t be declared void?
Staff Reporter :The High Court [HC] on Sunday issued a rule upon the government seeking explanation by two weeks why the 16th amendment to the...
BNP observes demo
Staff Reporter :The BNP staged countrywide demonstration on Sunday in protest against denial of permission by the authorities for holding its rally in the city’s...
US ‘immigrant visa’ service opens in city
UNB, Dhaka :US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan W Mozena on Sunday said necessary steps have been taken to expedite US ‘immigrant visa’ application process from...