Putin hopes to expand ties with India

Russian president Vladimir Putin has voiced hope for expanding ties with India during his visit there and sought to assuage New Delhi’s concern about Moscow’s ties with Pakistan.

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.