Reuters : Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday presented a $47 billion state budget, about a third of it consisting of subsidies for low income groups, saying U.S. sanctions would affect people’s lives and economic growth but not bring the government to its knees. U.S. President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of a…
BSS Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday said all fears over the polls started disappearing and the countrymen would exercise their franchise in a favorable and festive environment. “Foreigners, including European Union (EU), have given their opinions over the forthcoming polls, saying it will be held in a free, fair and neutral manner. Now…
Reuters: The deputy head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards warned U.S. and Israeli leaders on Monday to expect a “devastating” response from Tehran, accusing them of involvement in an attack on a military parade in the city of Ahvaz. “You have seen our revenge before … You will see that our response will be crushing and…
AP News: Former Beatle Paul McCartney has told a British newspaper he believes he once saw God during a psychedelic trip. The 76-year-old star told The Sunday Times he was “humbled” by the experience. He said that “it was huge. A massive wall that I couldn’t see the top of, and I was at the bottom….
Kabir Humayun: Trashing the Prime Minister’s remark that Khaleda Zia’s trial is being held in an open court inside Old Dhaka Central Jail, BNP claimed that her assertion is not correct. “The Constitution says the trial must be held in public and in an open court. But they’re holding the trial in a small room…
UNB, Dhaka The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Tuesday arrested a a man posing as a director of the commission on Tuesday. An ACC team detained the fake director Iqbal Hossain Chowdhury from the city’ Khilkhet area, ACC public relations officer Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya told UNB.
BBC: More women candidates than ever will contest US governorships and House seats in November’s mid-term elections. After Tuesday’s primaries across four states, there are now 11 female nominees for governor and at least 173 so far for the House. The results were hailed as a continuing success story by activists for women in politics….
M Humayun Kabir: The European Union (EU) yesterday expressed concern over recent violent scenes in Dhaka and sought investigation into the actions against protesters and journalists to hold perpetrators accountable. “Incidents of unlawful or disproportionate violence or action against protestors, journalists or others need to stop; those that happened must be investigated and perpetrators be…
Desk Report The board of directors of Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited (BSCCL) has recommended 5.0 per cent cash dividend for the year ended on June 30, 2018, said an official disclosure on Sunday. The final approval of dividend will come during the annual general meeting (AGM) scheduled to be held on November 08 at…
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed Deputy Director General & Commandant (PRL) Bangladesh Ansar VDP Academy, Shafipur, Gazipur March is the month of achieving independence. Bangladesh became independent in 1971 after a long struggle against oppressions, killing, disparity, conspiracies and limitless injustice. The Bangalees raised their voice and protested vehemently by the leadership of Nation’s…