Kabir Humayun: Citing the unity shown by the students to politicians, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday asked political parties to forge a national unity to overcome the country’s prevailing ‘dangerous’ situation. He came up with the remarks while speaking at a solidarity rally arranged by Udbhigna Nagorik Samaj (worried civil society) at…
Reuters: The president of South Sudan and head of the country’s main rebel group signed a final cease fire and power-sharing agreement on Sunday and hailed a new longed-for era of peace in the country. “I call on everyone as a leader of South Sudan that this agreement which we have signed today should be…
M Humayun Kabir: Transport owners began plying both long-haul and intra-city buses from yesterday morning, what they have kept halted since the student agitation in Dhaka last week. The decision on operating bus services was taken on Saturday night, reports The Daily Star. Buses are running inside city and as well as on the long…
Hossen Sohel: US President Donald Trump has admitted his son met a Russian lawyer in June 2016 “to get information on an opponent”, but argues it was legal, reports BBC. It is his most direct statement so far on the reason for Donald Trump Jr’s meeting with Kremlin-linked lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya at Trump Tower. Special…
Desk Report: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has issued a notice for quizzing Chief Engineer of Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) Sudhendu Bikash for allegedly misappropriating huge amount of money, reports the daily star. Sudhendu has been asked to appear before the ACC at 10:00am on August 16. The letter signed by ACC’s Director Faridur Rahman…
M Humayun Kabir: The government has endorsed the draft Road Transport Act 2018 with a provision of the highest 5 years’ jail or fine or both for any death or serious injuries caused by reckless driving. The approval came on Monday’s weekly meeting at Bangladesh Secretariat with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair amid…
The Guardian, UK: Sky News has sparked outcry in Australia after it broadcast an interview with Blair Cottrell, a far-right extremist who has expressed his admiration for Hitler. The channel hosted Cottrell in its Australian studios for a one-on-one discussion about immigration on Sunday night. Sky tweeted three videos of Cottrell arguing for immigration based…
Daily Mail: A woman who turned her back on men to ‘have sex with ghosts’ more than 11 years ago is now in a ‘pretty serious’ relationship. And she revealed she hopes there may be a way for the pair to start a family. UK-based Amethyst Realm, 30, a spiritual guidance counsellor, claims to have…
Sayeed Muhammad: Traffic police yesterday, the second day of Traffic Week, have lodged at least 30 cases against vehicles at Science Lab intersection in Dhaka for carrying expired licences or having invalid papers. “The cases were filed for using hydraulic horn, expired licenses and invalid papers,” said Shamsuddoha, on-duty traffic sergeant, reports The Daily Star….
Kabir Humayun: The High Court yesterday granted bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia for six months in an arson case filed under Special Powers Act in Comilla in 2015. An HC bench of Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice SM Mojibur Rahman passed the order, reports banglanews24.com Earlier on July 29, Khaleda Zia filed an appeal…