Attack on college girl spurs widespread protests
Bangladesh Chattra League leader Badrul Alam on Wednesday reportedly confessed to attempt on the life of Sylhet Government Women’s College student Khadiza Akter Nargis amid widespread protests against the attack.
NGOs to lose registration for derogatory comments on constitutional bodies
Parliament on Wednesday passed the ‘The Foreign Donations (Voluntary Activities) Regulation Bill 2016’ empowering the government to cancel registration of NGOs for making derogatory and livid comments on the constitution and constitutional institutions.
Tahmid cleared of charges, finally
Bangladeshi origin Canadian student Tahmid Hasib Khan, a survivor of the July 1 Gulshan café attack in Dhaka, on Wednesday was finally relieved of suspicion of involvement in the attack.
Man, son killed in Chittagong school wall collapse
A man and his son were killed as a boundary wall of a school collapsed on them in Chittagong city’s Kotwali area on Wednesday noon.
Philippines' President says he'll 'break up' with US, tells Obama 'go to hell'
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's vitriol against the United States took another caustic turn Tuesday, when he threatened to "break up" with the US and said President Barack Obama can "go to hell."
Hurricane Matthew pounds Cuba after drenching Haiti
Hurricane Matthew's strong winds pounded Cuba on Tuesday night even as the powerful storm took its last lashes at Haiti, where it downed trees, drenched the ground with feet of rain and flooded streets.
Party: Hong Kong protest leader Joshua Wong detained in Thailand
Joshua Wong, a student leader who helped bring tens of thousands onto Hong Kong's streets during pro-democracy protests in 2014, has been detained in Bangkok, Thailand, according to his political party.
Google unveils its Pixel smartphone and VR headset
It's a big day for Google.Looking to drum up consumer excitement, the tech company hosted an event in San Francisco on Tuesday to unveil a series of products, including two new phones, a virtual reality headset and the Chromecast Ultra.
Vengeance of love denied
The college girl who was hacked allegedly by a leader of Bangladesh Chattra League at MC College in Sylhet city Monday afternoon is now on life support after his operation by a team of neurosurgeons at Square Hospital in the capital.
EC gets poor response
On the first two days few voters turned out to collect their Smart National Identity Cards, Election Commission officials said.
