US President Donald Trump has attacked the judge who blocked his travel ban, saying Americans should blame the courts “if something happens”, reports BBC. Trump also said he had instructed border officials to check people entering America “very carefully”. The ban, affecting…

A Sirajganj court has sent to jail Shahjadpur Municipality Mayor Halimul Haque Miru, the prime suspect in journalist Abdul Hakim Shimul murder case, after police produced him before the court. Sirajganj Chief Judicial Magistrate Morshed Alam passed the order yesterday afternoon. The court also fixed…

The cabinet yesterday approved in principle a Finance Division proposal to create the Bangladesh Sovereign Wealth Fund, including three draft laws, to make the existing law more suitable for the times. The three draft laws are the Bangladesh Chartered Accountants Act, 2017, the Trade Organizations Act,…

Myanmar border guards opened fire on a Bangladeshi fishing boat in the Naf river that divides the countries yesterday, killing one fisherman and injuring two others, police said, reports AFP. Tensions have been running high since thousands of Rohingya began pouring over the border fleeing a crackdown…

In an immediate reaction after being appointed the country’s new chief election commissioner (CEC), former secretary KM Nurul Huda yesterday sought cooperation from all stakeholders, including the political parties, members of the civil society and the mass media, in discharging his duties imperially.…