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The US Secret Service on Sunday denied a suggestion from President Donald Trump's personal lawyer that it had vetted a meeting between the president's son and Russian nationals during the 2016 campaign. Donald Trump Jr has acknowledged that he met in New York with Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya after he was told she might have damaging information about his father's rival, Democrat Hillary Clinton. "Well, I wonder why the Secret Service, if this was nefarious, why the Secret Service allowed these people in. The president had Secret Service protection at that point, and that raised a question with me," Jay Sekulow, a member of the president's legal team, said on Sunday on the ABC news program "This Week." In an emailed response to questions about Sekulow's comments, Secret Service spokesman Mason Brayman said the younger Trump was not under Secret Service protection at the time of the meeting, which included Trump's son and two senior campaign officials. "Donald Trump, Jr was not a protectee of the USSS in June, 2016. Thus we would not have screened anyone he was meeting with at that time," the statement said. According to emails released by Trump Jr last week, he eagerly agreed to meet Veselnitskaya, who he was told was a Russian government lawyer. Veselnitskaya has said she is a private lawyer and denies having Kremlin ties. On Friday, NBC News reported that a lobbyist who was once a Soviet counter-intelligence officer participated in the meeting, which was also attended by Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and the president's former campaign manager, Paul Manafort. The meeting appears to be the most tangible evidence of a connection between Trump's election campaign and Russia, a subject that has prompted investigations by congressional committees and a federal special counsel. Moscow has denied any interference and the president and Trump Jr have denied any collusion. Sekulow's comments about the Secret Service drew quick criticism, including from Frances Townsend, who advised former Republican President George W Bush on homeland security. The Secret Service's mission is to provide physical protection for the US president. The agency also protects major presidential candidates. But its role in vetting people who meet with a US president or candidates is limited to ensuring physical safety. Trump himself has said he was unaware of the meeting between his son and the Russian lawyer until a few days ago. "The president was not aware about this meeting, did not participate in this meeting," Sekulow told the CBS program "Face the Nation." Sekulow added that Trump was not aware of any meetings between his campaign staff and Russians. A federal special counsel and several congressional panels are investigating allegations by US intelligence agencies that Russia meddled in the 2016 US presidential election to hurt Clinton and help Trump. They are also investigating potential connections between Russian officials and the Trump campaign. Senator Mark Warner, the top Democrat on one of the panels investigating the matter, the Senate Intelligence Committee, told CNN: "The level of credibility from the senior level of this administration really is suspect." Warner said he wanted to hear from everyone who attended the June 2016 meeting. "Whether we will be able to get the Russian nationals to come over and testify is an open question, (but) those people that our committee has jurisdiction over, the Americans, I sure as heck want to talk to all of them," Warner said.   ....

Published at: 2017-07-17 00:00:05

Customs Intelligence officials nabbed a man along with six gold bars from no-man's land area at Benapole check post in Jessore district  on Monday. The arrestee was identified as Selim Hawlader, 38, son of Shamsul Haque, hailing from Munshiganj district, reports UNB. Tipped off, a team of customs intelligence officers searched body of Selim and recovered the gold bars weighing 1.25 kilograms while he was crossing no-man's land, said deputy commissioner of Benapole Customs Intelligence Abdus Sadek. The arrestee was handed over to Benapole Port Police Station. A case was filed in this connection.....

Published at: 2017-07-17 00:00:05

Police recovered the hanging body of Sub-Inspector of Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) Sylhet regional office from his room at ACC staff quarters (barrack) in Bagbari area of Sylhet city on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Layez Uddin, 53, a sub-inspector of ACC, hailing from Kapasia upazila of Gazipur district, according to UNB report. Goushul Hossain, OC of Kotwali Police Station said police primarily suspect that Layez Uddin may have committed suicide out of some frustration. Police recovered a letter from his room. In this letter he wrote he applied for Tk 0.30 million of his provident fund. But the upper divisional officer of the office, Komor Uddin, did not help him to get the money.  Filled with sorrow and disappointment, he decided to take his own life, OC added. Himel Ahmed, son of Layez Uddin, filed a case accusing Komor Uddin for forcing his father to commit suicide. In case statement Himel said Komor Uddin harassed his father on several occasions in different ways. Komor Uddin has been absconding since the incident. Police are trying to arrest him, OC added. The body was sent to MAG Osmani Medical College and Hospital for autopsy.....

Published at: 2017-07-17 00:00:05

FE Report The public university authorities set Saturday the tentative schedules of admission tests for the academic year 2017-18. The association of vice-chancellors (VCs) of public universities set the dates at a meeting of Bangladesh University Council at Sher-e-Bangla Agriculture University in the capital. VCs of 28 universities were present at the meeting, chaired by Patuakhali Science and Technology University VC Harun-or-Rashid.    However, the admission schedules of Dhaka and Jagannath universities would be fixed later as the tests for these two universities take place in the morning and afternoon on a same day. The admission test of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) would be held on October 14 while Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) on October 20, Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET) on October 21, Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) on November 17 and Bangladesh Textile University on November 26. The admission test for Bangladesh Agriculture University would be held on November 04, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agriculture University on November 08, Sylhet Agriculture University on November 17, Sher-e-Bangla Agriculture University on December 01 and Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University on December 02. The admission test for Pabna Science and Technology University would be held on October 27, Noakhali Science and Technology University on November 03 and 04, Haji Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University on November 05-08, Jessore Science and Technology University on November 09- 10, Shahjalal Science and Technology University on November 18, Patuakhali Science and Technology University on December 20-21, and Rangamati Science and Technology University in the 4th week of March next. For the general public universities, the admission test schedules are: Jahangirnagar University on October 08-18, Rajshahi University on October 22-26, Chittagong University on October 22-30, Bangladesh Open University on November 05, Khulna University on November 11, Comilla University on November 17-18, National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam University on November 19-23, Bangladesh University of Professionals on November 24-25, Barisal University on November 24-25, Islami University on November 25-29, Begum Rokeya University on November 26-30 and Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University on December 08. The application process of National University will start August 24.     msshova@gmail.com....

Published at: 2017-07-16 00:00:06

Speakers at a seminar said Saturday e-commerce market in Bangladesh was expected to get a big boost, but growth of the nascent sector is adversely affected due to the lack of appropriate e-payment and logistics framework in the country. In Bangladesh, 22 per cent of 66 million internet users are engaged in online shopping, they said, suggesting the development of an appropriate e-payment and logistics framework to facilitate the e-commerce market, reports BSS. Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) and Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI), Dhaka, jointly organised a seminar on e-Commerce Payments and Logistics at Lakeshore Hotel in the city. Mastercard, SSL Wireless and Technohaven sponsored the event. The seminar mainly highlighted the most common hindrances that stand in the way of e-Commerce growth, investment opportunities in e-commerce ecosystem and recommendations for relevant policy makers. State minister for ICT Division Zunaid Ahmed Palak attended it as the special guest while Deputy Governor of Bangladesh Bank SM Moniruzzaman was present as the guest of honour. President of BASIS Mustafa Jabbar, Vice-President of MCCI Golam Mainuddin, former President of BASIS Habibullah N Karim, Director of BASIS Mostafizur Rahman Sohel, Rubaiyat Jami, Abul Kashem Md. Shirin and Fahim Mashroor attended the seminar......

Published at: 2017-07-16 00:00:06