Political empowerment of women spectacular: PM
Claiming Bangladesh women’s spectacular leadership in its current parliament, the prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Tuesday
Mudslinging war in local cricket
The temperature in local cricket has suddenly shot up after officials of different Dhaka Premier League clubs got involved in mudslinging over the last few days.
Delhi bans Uber cabs after rape
US online ride-hailing service Uber has been banned from operating in the Indian capital after a female passenger accused one of its drivers of rape, a case that has reignited a debate about the safety of women in the South Asian nation.Uber, which had employed the driver even though he had been arrested on allegations of sexual assault three years ago.
Daylong shutdown underway peacefully in Khagrachari
A dawn-to-dusk general strike is passing peacefully in Khagrachari district on Tuesday in protest of escalating events of terrorism and extortions, and killing of a school headmaster.
BISWAJIT MURDER VERDICT
Two years on, 13 out of 21 convicts still absconding
Hat-trick and 400th club goal for Messi in Barca rout
Lionel Messi scored yet another hat-trick and surpassed 400 club goals as Barcelona came from behind to win the Catalan derby 5-1 against Espanyol in La Liga on Sunday.
Court defers charge framing hearing, recording deposition against 67 BNP men
A Dhaka court deferred the charge framing hearing and the recording of testimonies in 2 cases against Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and 66 others to December 24.
17 killed in Nepal bus accident
Police say an overcrowded bus has plunged off a mountain road in Nepal, killing at least 17 people and injuring 50 more.
Racism, bias in US will take time to tackle: Obama
The US president Barack Obama is prescribing time and vigilance to tackle problems as entrenched in American society as racism and bias.
Sihishu Park gets costlier for children
Private investors allowed to install rides without bidding
