JOF again denied permission for Oct 24 rally
The Sylhet Metropolitan Police on Saturday denied the newly formed Jatiya Oikya Front permission to hold its first rally in Sylhet on October 24 to launch their campaign for a free and fair general election under a party-neutral government.
Jamal Khashoggi died in fight at Istanbul consulate, Saudi state TV claims
Saudi Arabia has confirmed the death of missing Saudi journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, claiming he died in a fist fight involving more than a dozen Saudi officials at the country's consulate in Istanbul.
India / At least 59 killed as train hits crowd in Amritsar
A commuter train travelling at high speed ran through a crowd of people on the rail tracks in northern India killing at least 59 people on Friday, state officials said, making it India's worst rail disaster this year.
Highway extortion all the way
Rampant extortion on the country’s highways and roads is a major reason for the prevailing anarchy and culture of impunity in the road transport sector, experts and insiders of the sector believe.
Durga Puja ends with immersion of goddess Durga
Tens of thousands of Hindus in colourful attires took to the streets beating drums and chanting mantras as five days of revelry and celebration ended on Friday with immersion of goddess Durga in rivers and water bodies across the country.
Ayub Bachchu passes away
Bangladesh's band music legend Ayub Bachchu died at Square Hosptial in Dhaka on Thursday. He died around 10:00am, said the hospital authorities.
A high-ranking Saudi officer with ties to the crown prince oversaw journalist's deadly interrogation, sources say
A Saudi mission to interrogate and possibly abduct journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul was organized by a high-ranking officer with the General Intelligence Presidency, Saudi Arabia's main intelligence service, three sources familiar with the case told CNN.
China admits to locking up Uyghurs, but defends Xinjiang crackdown
China has fiercely defended an escalating crackdown in the far western province of Xinjiang as necessary for security, claiming inmates of "re-education camps" are happier following their imprisonment.
Zia Charitable Trust case verdict October 29
The Dhaka Special Judge’s Court 5 on Tuesday posted for October 29 the pronouncement of verdict in Zia Charitable Trust without hearing defence arguments for jailed Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia and three others.
AL far from food security pledge
Ruling Awami League did little to fulfill its much trumpeted election promise of achieving national food security though the its 2nd straight term in power ends after three months.
