NUSRAT MURDER Family fumes over charge sheet as case shifted for trial
A Feni judicial magistrate court on Thursday transferred the case filed for burning to death madrassah student Nusrat Jahan Rafi to the Feni Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal for trial.
Everest climbers risk death for ultimate high atop world's tallest peak
Our helicopter lands in Lukla, a small town best known for being the gateway to Mount Everest.
Huawei calls on Washington to halt 'illegal action' against the company Sherisse Pham
Huawei is pressing on with its lawsuit against the United States, challenging the constitutionality of a US law banning federal agencies from buying its products.
HINDU NATIONALIST VICTORY IN INDIA Modi’s credo of divide and rule
IT IS members of the nation’s ethnic minorities who will pay the price for this success. Already during the last legislative period under prime minister Narendra Modi, we saw a clear increase in the number of lynchings carried out against Muslims and Dalits (previously referred to as
Pakistan not invited to Modi’s swearing-in
India will not invite Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan to the swearing-in of his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, two Indian government sources said, suggesting any early warming in ties between the nuclear-armed neighbours is unlikely.
Traffickers train Rohingyas to get Bangladesh passports
Rohingyas, mostly women and girls, are being trained and given fake documents by suspected human traffickers to manage Bangladeshi passport for sending them abroad.
BNP’s Rumeen wins reserved JS seat
The Election Commission on Tuesday unofficially declared Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s lone candidate Rumeen Farhana elected to a reserved woman seat in the Jatiya Sangsad.
TRIAL COURT SHIFTING HC adjourns hearing of Khaleda’s petition
The High Court on Tuesday adjourned until June 10 the hearing of a writ petition filed by jailed Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia challenging the legality of her trial in NIKO graft case inside Dhaka Central Jail at Keraniganj.
NUSRAT MURDER Principal, AL leader, 14 others found guilty
The Police Bureau of Investigation said Tuesday that the charges for murdering Nusrat Jahan Rafi by setting her on fire would be pressed in a Feni court today against Sonagazi Islamia Senior Fazil Madrassah principal SM Siraj-ud-Doula, local Awami League leader Ruhul Amin, three classmates of the victim and 11others.
Girl killed, at least 15 schoolchildren hurt in Japan stabbing spree
NHK reported earlier Tuesday that three people -- including an elementary school student -- were in critical condition. It's unclear if the girl who died was among them.
