10 killed in Jessore road mishap
Ten passengers of a bus have been killed and 30 others injured as the bus hit a roadside tree in Jhikargachha upazila of the district on Tuesday morning.
The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.
'Reports on whitening money utterly nonsense'
Finance Minister AMA Muhith has said reports in all newspapers about the issue of legalising black money in the budget are "utterly nonsense."
The minister made the statement while talking to reporters at the Economic Relations Division (ERD) office in the capital's Sher-e-Bangla Nagar on Tuesday.
Khaleda: India tried to convince BNP
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has said India tried to convince the party to participate in the January 5 general election.
The former prime minister of the country made the remarks in an exclusive interview with the Indian Express at her Gulshan office on Sunday.
Wife apologises for Tapas Pal's comment
The wife of Trinamool Congress MP and popular Bengali actor Tapas Pal, has apologised for her husband's recent comment regarding sending his party men to rape the women of CPM.
Nandini Pal, who is a TV artiste, made the apology on Tuesday morning, reports NDTV.
'I'll act on my own on immigration'
Conceding defeat on a top domestic priority, President Barack Obama has blamed a Republican “year of obstruction” for the demise of sweeping immigration legislation on Monday and said he would take new steps without Congress to fix as much of the system as he can on his own.
“The only thing I can't do is stand by and do nothing,” the president said. But he gave few hints about what steps he might take by executive action.
Dhaka University Day being celebrated
The Dhaka University Day is being celebrated on the campus premises on Tuesday with traditional festivity and enthusiasm, marking the 93rd founding anniversary of the university.
Speaker of the parliament Dr Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury inaugurated the day long programmes in the morning.