Nahian Arefin Former First Lady of Malaysia Rosmah Mansor, wife of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, faced an eight-hour long interrogation by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) on Wednesday. She was brought in for questioning by the MACC in connection to the 1MDB state fund probe and was interrogated for having alleged connection with…
Devabrata Datta: Speakers at a press conference have urged authorities not to nominate anyone accused of crimes against humanity in the upcoming parliamentary elections. The press conference was held yesterday at the National Press Club VIP Lounge. Ekattorer Ghatok Dalal Nirmul Committee President Shahriar Kabir read the written statement urging all political parties and the…
Arab News An Afghan official says the Taliban have attacked an army checkpoint in the western Farah province, killing at least eight Afghan soldiers. Abdul Samad Salehi, a provincial council member, says the insurgents abducted another 10 soldiers in the attack late Saturday. Provincial police spokesman Mohibullah Mohib says three insurgents were killed and four…
The Independent, BD: Biman Bangladesh Airlines, the national flag carrier, has for the first time started providing in-flight phone and internet services in its recently added aircraft, Dreamliner Akashbeena. Akashbeena, in its first commercial flight from Dhaka to Kuala Lumpur, introduced the in-flight service, said Biman Bangladesh general manager Shakil Meraj. Biman Bangladesh Airlines received…
Interpol has removed Yousef al-Qaradawi, head of the Doha-based International Union of Muslim Scholars, from its “wanted” list. A source from al-Qaradawi’s office confirmed receiving an official notification from the Interpol of lifting the scholar’s name from the list, describing the motion as a “positive step”. Interpol removed “red notice” for al-Qaradawi on Nov. 30…
Abrar Hussain: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has taken responsibility for the treatment of noted lyricist, composer and music director Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul, said ICT State Minister Junaid Ahmed Palak on Wednesday night. The premier is informed about the sickness of the legendary lyricist, said Palak.She came to know about the matter from a Facebook post by…
Sofian Khan Rohingya Camps in Cox’s Bazar lack basic facilities of food, shelter and health, said rights activist Sultana Kamal on Monday.While addressing a press conference at the Dhaka Reporters Unity in Dhaka, the rights activists said that there are continued risk of human trafficking at the refugee camps. She was briefing journalists about a…
Metro A mum-of-three has been branded ‘selfish’ and ‘disgusting’ after posting a photo online of the mountain of presents she has bought her children for Christmas. The pile of gifts is so big it swamps her Christmas tree but as she faced criticism for ‘spoiling’ her children she hit back: ‘It’s my money’. Emma Tapping,…
NTV Online: A white glamour model who claims to have ‘changed’ race after having a series of tanning injections has left people stunned with her latest revelation. German model Martina Big, 30, who has been taking melanin injections for two years and now ‘identifies as a black woman’, appeared on British TV yesterday (Monday) with…