95th birth anniv of Sheikh Mujib observed
The 95th anniversary of birth of the country’s founding president, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was observed through elaborate programmes across the country on Tuesday. National Children’s Day was also observed on the day to mark the birth anniversary.
Rubel, Soumya in Indian attention
Forget about Sakib al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal. The two cricketers that left Indian media more curious before Thursday’s quarter-final are not even Mashrafee bin Murtaza or Mahmudullah.
Who will look after Japan's elderly?
Several times a night, Midori Ide wakes up to help her 96-year-old grandmother use the toilet. To make sure she can assist immediately, Midori sleeps right next to her grandmother.
Israelis to vote in key election
Voters in Israel are preparing to go to the polls in what is expected to be a tightly-fought election.
Businesses start crying, says FBCCI president
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry president, Kazi Akram Uddin Ahmed, on Monday said that business people had started to cry being hapless victim of ‘destructive’ political programmes.
Protests rock Brazil
About 1.5 million protesters hit the streets across Brazil on Sunday in a major show of anger against leftist president Dilma Rousseff, who faces crises from a faltering economy to a massive corruption scandal at state oil giant Petrobras.
Mujib’s 95th birth anniv today
The 95th anniversary of birth of the country’s founding president, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, will be observed today in a befitting manner.
Hill people enforce blockade in Dighinala, 11 arrested.
Road communications between Dighinala of Khagrachari and other parts remain snapped as the Dighinala Bhumi Raksha Commitee enforced a blockade of the upazila for Monday protesting at police-army attack on Sunday’s march towards Babuchara.
Helpline launched for RMG workers.
The Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments on Sunday launched a telephone helpline for the readymade garment workers so that they could raise any concern about possible fire,
50 die after bus plunges off road in southern Brazil.
Brazilian authorities on Sunday put the death toll at 50 after a bus carrying worshipers to a religious event plummeted into a ravine on Saturday.The bus veered out of a curve and plunged more than 1,100 feet in the rural area of Serra Dona Francisca,
