Morning news highlights
Dear readers, good morning. We are bringing to you some of the top stories we covered last night and in the morning so that you do not miss anything important:
Tourism banned again in three Bandarban upazilas
Bandarban district administration on Wednesday imposed a ban on tourist movement in Ruma, Rowangchhari, and Thanchi upazilas till the next order is issued as a part of high security measure.
US wants to be number one investor in Bangladesh: Ambassador Haas
Referring to his statement at the Bangladesh investment summit, he said the US companies are looking to invest in Bangladesh as the country has the eight largest population in the world.
ACC to ask US authorities to freeze ex-chief justice Sinha’s house, bank accounts
Bangladesh’s former chief justice SK Sinha’s house in the US and bank accounts will be sought to be frozen as the court accepted the Anti-Corruption Commission’s (ACC) appeal, said ACC secretary Mahbub Hossain at a press conference on Wednesday.
Scuffle, delay mar first day of SCBA polls
The first phase of election into the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) ended on Wednesday, with a scuffle between Awami League and BNP-allied lawyers over the election committee and two-hour delay in commencement of voting.
US and Russian military chiefs in rare talks after drone downed
A day after the US drone went down over the Black Sea, defence ministers and military chiefs from the US and Russia held rare telephone conversations on Wednesday, with relations at their lowest point in decades over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
Police ready to carry out duty as per EC order in next polls: IGP
Police as a century-old force has long been carrying out its duty successfully, Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun said adding, militancy and terrorism had aroused in the country, but police in association with the people have improved law and order situation because of the government’s zero tolerance to militancy.