UNB Emergency services in Spain say they have found the bodies of two female hikers who got caught in a snow storm while walking in a mountain area in the eastern part of the country. The regional government of Valencia said the two women were found late Sunday in the Tinenca de Benifassa mountain area….
Abrar Hussain: At the invitation of Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali, Thailand’s Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka today on a four-day royal visit, reported The Daily Star. State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam will receive and welcome the Thai princess at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on her arrival in…
UNB Law Minister Anisul Huq on Monday told Parliament that over 30,000 smuggling cases are now pending with courts across the country. “A total of 30,787 smuggling cases are now pending, involving Tk 838,89,66,770,” he said replying to a starred question from treasury bench MP M Abdul Latif (Chittagong-11). The minister said various steps have…
Reuters: North Korea’s celebrations marking its 70th anniversary tomorrow are expected to showcase a country that has secured a nuclear arsenal and is now focusing on developing its economy and cultivating international relations. Tomorrow’s events will kick off about a month of performances, as well as a trade show and other visits designed to drum…
UNB: Police recovered three bodies including a minor from different areas of the industrial zone on Tuesday morning. Shawgatul Islam, officer-in-charge (investigation) of Savar Police Station, said that police recovered the body of five-year minor boy Monir Hossain from beneath a bridge on Bongshi river in Islampur area in the morning. The boy went gone…
Sayeed Muhammad: Prime Minister’s International Affairs Adviser Dr Gowher Rizvi has said the next general election will be held fairly and timely without creating any impediment to any political party. “There’s no question about election. [The] election will be held in time… on time. [The] election will be held according to the rules – free…
Reuters Days after a judge in Texas declared that the Obamacare healthcare law is unconstitutional, Maryland’s Democratic attorney general on Wednesday will pursue his request that another judge rule the opposite way. The lawsuit brought by 8More on Page 7, Col (From Page 8) Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh also seeks to challenge President Donald…
Hossen Sohel: The United States yesterday urged Britain to give up its support for a 2015 nuclear deal with Iran and instead join forces with Washington to counter the global threat it says Tehran poses. Despite opposition from European allies, U.S. President Trump in May pulled the United States out of a deal between world…
NDTV Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s eldest, Yair, tweeted on Sunday that Facebook blocked his page for 24 hours over apparent anti-Muslim posts and called the leading social network a “dictatorship”. In a message posted Thursday on his Facebook page after deadly Palestinian attacks, Yair Netanyahu had called for “all Muslims (to) leave” Israel. “Do you…
Desk Report: Dhaka Regency Hotel & Resort has taken up elaborated arrangements including special offers for accommodation and dining for the Eid holidaymakers, reports Asian Age. Guests who would still like to escape daily household chores this festive season may opt for the Holiday Enhancement Package, which includes both buffet breakfast and buffet lunch with…