7 hurt on CU campus as BCL activists clash with cops
At least seven were injured including police during a clash between the ruling party’s student front Bangladesh Chhatra League and police at Chittagong University campus on Sunday morning.
CUMILLA ARSON CASE AD upholds Khaleda’s bail
The Appellate Division on Sunday dismissed a government’s petition seeking stay on the bail granted to former prime minister and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in a case of arson attack on a bus at Chauddagram, Cumilla in February 2015.
Kamal refutes US security alert for Bangladesh
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Sunday refuted the US security alert saying Bangladesh does not pose any security risk to anyone.
Deadlock continues at Barishal Univ
Barishal University students on Sunday denied withdrawing their agitation programmes without written assurance from the authorities concerned about the decisions, including sending vice-chancellor on leave, taken in a tripartite meeting on Saturday afternoon.
Saudi nuclear program accelerates, raising tensions in a volatile region
On the outskirts of Riyadh, a building site is quickly being transformed into the birthplace of Saudi Arabia's quest for nuclear power, a bid that has sparked concern in the US Congress and fury in Tehran.
Inside the fascinating and sometimes brutal world of pigeon racing in China
Every day during the racing season, 55-year-old Zhang Yajun wakes at 4 a.m. and carefully loads bamboo cages containing his 76 cherished racing pigeons into a van. Then he drives up to 200 kilometers (124 miles) from his Beijing apartment to release them.
PROTECTING JULIAN ASSANGE A must for people of conscience
A high level source within the Ecuadorian state has told Wikileaks that Julian Assange will be expelled within ‘hours to days.’ — WikiLeaks on Twitter.
Madrassah girl set on fire at exam centre in Feni
A madrassah girl was set on fire after being doused with kerosene on the roof of an examination centre at her two-storey madrassah building at Sonagazi upazila in Feni Saturday morning, nine days after her mother lodged a case accusing the madrassah principal of harassing the girl sexually on March 27.
12 high-risk DNCC market buildings still in place
At least 12 buildings of seven markets owned by Dhaka North City Corporation are still in place and are at high risk of fire and collapse as the authority did not take any action even after six years since the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology identified the hazards.
Sammilita Forum sweeps BGMEA election
Sammilita Forum led by the Mohammadi Group managing director Rubana Huq has swept the biennial election to Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association, bagging all 35 director posts.
