China respects, supports withdrawal of extradition bill
Reuters, Hong Kong :Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Thursday that China “understands, respects and supports” her government’s move to formally withdraw an extradition...
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Australia wants Rohingyas to return to Myanmar
Staff Reporter :Visiting Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne on Thursday said Australia will continue to provide strong support to Bangladesh over Rohingya issue as...
Ex-Honduras first lady gets 58 yrs in corruption case
AP, Tegucigalpa, Honduras :A Honduran court has sentenced former first lady Rosa Elena Bonilla to 58 years in prison for embezzling about $600,000 in government...
Australia wants Rohingyas to return to Myanmar
Staff Reporter :Visiting Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne on Thursday said Australia will continue to provide strong support to Bangladesh over Rohingya issue as...
Taskforce to ensure road safety formed, says Quader
Staff Reporter :Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said on Thursday that the government had formed a strong taskforce to restore discipline in transport...
Countries must be free to choose trading partners
Staff Reporter :Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said that the countries must be free to choose their trading partners to avail a number of alternative...
4 held over killing of teenage in city
Staff Reporter :Law enforcers detained at least four suspects of a teen gang group over killing a teenager boy in city’s Mohammadpur area on Wednesday...
No exam for grade I, II, III from 2021
Staff Reporter :State Minister for Primary and Mass Education M Zakir Hossain on Thursday said that the Education Ministry had taken a decision to scrap...
Coalmine graft case hearing deferred
Court Correspondent :The Special Judge Court-2 of Dhaka yesterday (Thursday) set October 7 for hearing on charge framing in Barapukuria Coalmine graft case against BNP...
Son of Egypt’s Morsi dies of heart attack at 25
AFP :The youngest son of deceased Egyptian ex-president Mohamed Morsi himself died on Wednesday night of a heart attack in Cairo, a family lawyer said.Abdallah...
Another woman run over by bus in city
Staff Reporter :Another woman pedestrian was killed as a recklessly-driven bus ran over her when she was crossing a road at Banani area of the...