Gold prices drop further by Tk 1,225 a bhori

Jewellers have further reduced gold price by up to Tk 1,225 per bhori with effect from today because of the slumping prices of the precious metal on the international market. Bangladesh Jewellers Association on Wednesday announced the price cut of gold for the second time in two weeks.

SHOT AT IN MOTHER’S WOMB: Mother breastfeeds baby after 13 days of birth

Bullet-wounded mother Nazma Begum burst into tears as she got the chance to take in her lap her newborn, shot at in her womb, for the first time on Wednesday, 13 days after her daughter was born through caesarean section.

TORTURE TO DEATH: Rakib’s intestine, lungs burst

Rakib, the 12-year boy killed in torture in Khulna on Monday, dies as his intestine and lungs burst because of pumping air through the rectum, post-mortem examination of the boy found. Khulna Medical College Hospital superintendent Prashanta Kumar on Wednesday confirmed the report of the post-mortem conducted at the hospital on Tuesday.

Yet another child tortured to death

A 12-year-old boy was killed in torture by his former employer in Khulna on Monday night for switching to another motor garage.

GATCO Graft Case: HC asks Khaleda to surrender in 2 months

The High Court on Wednesday directed the former prime minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party Chairperson, Khaleda Zia, to surrender before the lower court within two months in GATCO graft case.

Locust swarms plague southern Russia

Millions of locusts have descended on farmlands in southern Russia, devouring entire fields of crops and causing officials to declare a state of emergency in the region.

Super Typhoon Soudelor is strongest storm of the year

Super Typhoon Soudelor is taking aim at Taiwan and China, threatening damaging winds, destructive storm surge and flooding rains.

MH370: Searches for debris on Reunion island and beyond

Investigators and volunteers are scouring the shoreline of Reunion in the western Indian Ocean for more debris that could be linked to missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.

Thousands abandon homes as California fires spread

The only force fiercer than a 100-square-mile wildfire was Joe Welz's impulse to protect his home. Then came the moment when he relented: Welz turned his back on his home and evacuated.

Two horrific killings of children put Israel at a crossroads

Ori and Mika Banki did what no parent should ever face.On Monday they buried their daughter Shira. She was just 16.