11 receive coveted Bangla Academy Shahitya Puroshkar
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday handed over the prestigious Bangla Academy Shahitya Puroshkar to 11 personalities in recognition of their contributions to their respective fields.
Govt to prepare inspection checklist for all factories
The government has prepared a draft checklist for inspecting all of the industrial sectors in the country with the aim of developing an effective inspection system in line with the labour act.
1,000 CNG auto-rickshaws sued in Chittagong
Chittagong Metropolitan Police in a drive on Monday filed nearly 1000 cases against the owners of CNG-run auto-rickshaws for plying without metres.
America's voting system is crazy -- here's what you need to know
It may be a long, raucous and rambling road to the White House, but choosing the next American president is anything but simple.
Mob calls for assaults on foreigners in Sweden; clashes at UK migrant protests
Tensions over Europe's migrant crisis led to arrests and violence in Sweden and the UK over the weekend, with a masked mob calling for attacks on foreigners in Stockholm and clashes between pro- and anti-migrant demonstrators in the British town of Dover.
2nd Virginia Tech student charged in girl's death
A second Virginia Tech student has been charged in the death of a 13-year-old girl whose remains were found in North Carolina, authorities said Sunday.
Boko Haram kills dozens in raid near Nigeria refugee camp
At least 46 people were killed and 35 others injured when Boko Haram gunmen raided Dalori village near Maiduguri, burning the Nigerian village and sending residents fleeing into the bush, according to a relief official and residents.
Historic day in Myanmar as Aung San Suu Kyi's NLD party takes power
It's a day Aung San Suu Kyi and her supporters have been waiting for for more than two decades.
Jatiya Party presidium for quitting cabinet
Most of the presidium members of the Jatiya Party, led by HM Ershad, on Sunday preferred that party leaders should quit the Awami League-led cabinet, but empowered Ershad to make the decision.
RMMRU-WORKSHOP : ‘Reshuffle education curricula to emphasise vocational training’
University teachers and migration experts on Sunday called upon the government to strengthen vocational education by reshuffling the country’s education system.
