Triple talaq: India's battle against three words that grant instant divorce
With just three words, Farha, a 30-year old woman from the northern Indian city of Jaipur, became a single mother of three young children.
PM censures Khaleda for stepping onto Shaheed Minar
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday censured Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia for stepping onto the Central Shaheed Minar during placing wreath their on Tuesday. ‘How Khaleda Zia along with her party leaders stepped onto the main altar of the Shaheed Minar where the president, the prime minister and the speaker placed wreaths….
Workers’ mortality abroad on rise
The number of Bangladeshi workers dying abroad steadily increased each year in last 12 years making the dependent families worried, Wage Earners’ Welfare Board officials said.
Int’l Mother Language Day observed
The nation observed International Mother Language Day on February 21 paying rich tribute to the memory of the Language Movement martyrs, renewing the call for use of Bangla in all spheres.
Quader Khan nobody of Jatiya Party: Ershad
Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad on Thursday said the arrested former MP Abdul Quader Khan has no relation with Jatiya Party.
Former JP MP placed on 10-day remand
A court in Gaibandha on Wednesday remanded former Jatiya Party lawmaker of Gaibandha-1 constituency, Abdul Quader Khan, for 10 days in police custody in connection with the killing of incumbent Awami League lawmaker, Manzurul Islam Liton, in December.
Trump admin sets stage for mass deportations
The Department of Homeland Security Tuesday laid out the Trump administration's plans for aggressive enforcement of immigration laws, including a potentially massive expansion of the number of people detained and deported.
Trump condemns anti-Semitism but can't stop questions about his motives
President Donald Trump finally delivered an unequivocal condemnation of anti-Semitism Tuesday in the wake of bomb threats against Jewish Community Centers, winning him praise even from critics.
Vandals damage 100 headstones at Jewish cemetery, police say
Even from the air it looks chaotic, like someone has angrily scattered previously tidy rows of toy blocks.
South Korea will take lead in life expectancy by 2030, study predicts
Average life expectancy will increase globally by 2030, both at birth and at the age of 65, according to a new study.
