French mayor on burkini ban: They must accept our way of life
The mayor of a seaside town on the French Riviera is sticking by his town's burkini ban, telling beachgoers, "if you don't want to live the way we do, don't come."
Singapore Zika cases increase to 82
Twenty six more cases of locally-transmitted Zika virus have been confirmed in Singapore, the city-state's Ministry of Health (MOH) said late Tuesday.
Zia, Khaleda need to be tried in public: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said Ziaur Rahman and Khaleda Zia should be tried in public for inducting convicted war criminals into their cabinets.
BB profits drop by 25pc in FY16
The net operating profit of Bangladesh Bank decreased by 25.63 per cent to Tk 772.51 crore in the financial year 2015-16 although the central bank had avoided keeping provision against IS$ 81 million stolen from its reserve.
BNP to try perpetrators of enforced disappearance
Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Tuesday cautioned that those who are involved in staging crimes of enforced disappearances of the party’s leaders and activists will one day be tried.
Death for war crimes: Quasem loses legal battle
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed Mir Quasem Ali’s petition seeking review of its verdict upholding his death sentence for war crimes.
Suspected killer Obaidul detained over Risha murder
Rapid Action Battalion on Wednesday said they detained the suspected killer, Obaidul Khan, in the case of murdering Suraiya Akhter Risha, Class VIII student of Willes Little Flower School and College.
Willes Little Flower students continues protest over Risha murder
The students of Willes Little Flower School and College and their guardians on Tuesday launched a fresh demonstration blocking the Kakrail intersection near the school premises demanding justice for murder of their fellow Suraiya Akter Risha.
SC upholds death sentence for Mir Quasem
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the review appeal filed by Jamaat-e-Islami leader and war criminal Mir Quasem Ali over an earlier verdict that upheld his death penalty for crimes against humanity in 1971 Liberation war.
Abedin, Weiner separating after new sexting allegations
Longtime Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin announced Monday that she and former US Rep. Anthony Weiner are separating after new reports surfaced that he sent sexually suggestive photos again.
