US writer says Trump sexually assaulted her in mid-90s
AFP :An advice columnist for Elle fashion magazine said in an account published Friday that Donald Trump sexually assaulted her in the dressing room of...
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Sri Lanka extends emergency for third month after Easter bombings
Reuters, Colombo :Sri Lanka on Saturday extended a law granting security forces emergency powers into third month following the Easter Day bomb attacks on hotels...
Kim, Xi agree to grow ties whatever external situation
Reuters, Seoul :North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and China’s President Xi Jinping reached a consensus on “important issues,” and agreed to build on their...
UN rights chief urges Venezuela to free jailed opponents
AFP :UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet called on Venezuela to release jailed dissidents Friday and said the crisis-wracked country faced a “serious”...
7 public banks waive Tk 1,198.24cr interest
Staff Reporter :Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Saturday said that seven public banks waived Tk 1,198.24 crore interest last year. They (banks) waived the...
Over 2cr children given Vitamin A capsule
BSS, Dhaka :National Vitamin-A Plus campaign was observed here in the capital like elsewhere in the country yesterday aiming to feed vitamin-A Plus capsules to...
South Korean PM to visit Bangladesh in July
UNB, Dhaka :South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon will pay an official visit to Bangladesh on July 13-15 as the two countries are working to...
BNP to hold 7th national council soon
Staff Reporter :The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is taking preparation to hold its 7th national council soon. The party has already sent its direction to...
Police arrests 47 for drug related offences in city
BSS, Dhaka :Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in separate raids has arrested 47 persons over different drug related offences.Teams of different police stations and detective branch...
Myanmar orders internet shutdown in conflict-torn Rakhine State
Reuters, Yangon :Myanmar authorities ordered telecoms companies to shut down internet services in conflict-torn western Myanmar, a leading operator said on Saturday, amid heightening tensions...
AL’s 70th founding anniv today
BSS, Dhaka :Bangladesh Awami League (AL), one of the country’s oldest political parties, will celebrate its 70th founding anniversary in a befitting manner today.Founded on...