Bill Cosby charged with indecent assault

Prosecutors in the US have charged comedian Bill Cosby with aggravated indecent assault over an alleged incident in 2004.
31 December 2015, 05:21 AM

EC suspends 5 cops in Chandnaish, Kalkini

Election Commission has suspended five policemen in-charge of separate voting centres in Chittagong’s Chandnaish and Madaripur’s Kalkini municipalities.
30 December 2015, 08:36 AM

Survivors found 5 days after China mine collapse

Eight miners trapped for five days after a mine in China caved in have been found alive, state media say.
30 December 2015, 07:39 AM

Facebook class action lawsuits to go ahead

Two US class action lawsuits against Facebook by shareholders alleging it hid growth concerns ahead of its 2012 public listing can now go ahead.
30 December 2015, 06:15 AM

N Korea top official dies in car crash

A top aide to the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has died in a car crash, state news agency KCNA has said.
30 December 2015, 03:43 AM

Calls for Abbot’s return to frontbench

Supporters of former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott have made calls for him to return to a senior government position.
30 December 2015, 02:56 AM

4 run over while picking onions on Sirajganj highway

At least four people have been run over and five others injured while picking up onions from the highway in Sirajganj’s Salanga upazila early today.
29 December 2015, 08:45 AM

Hundreds protest at Gulshan against Khaleda

Protesters, hundreds in number including freedom fighters and several cultural and political activists, have formed a human chain at Gulshan-2 intersection of Dhaka against BNP chief Khaleda Zia’s statement on the count of 1971 martyrs.
29 December 2015, 05:30 AM

Amazon 'wants to win Oscar' as it boosts film biz

US online retail giant Amazon has said on Sunday it plans to produce 16 feature films a year, throwing down the gauntlet to Netflix, whose African war drama "Beasts of No Nation" may be headed for Oscar glory in February.
28 December 2015, 08:41 AM

2 Sundarbans ‘bandits’ killed in ‘gunfight’

Two alleged bandits has been killed in what law enforcers described as gunfight in the Chandpai range of the Sundarbans under Bagerhat district today.
28 December 2015, 06:27 AM

Japan and South Korea agree 'comfort women' deal

Japan and South Korea have reached a historic deal to settle the issue of "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese brothels during World War Two.
28 December 2015, 06:01 AM

Miss Universe wants to move past pageant nightmare

Days after the most bizarre night of her life, Pia Wurtzbach is still wrestling with a controversy that turned a dream moment into a nightmare and threatens to ruin her reign as the year's Miss Universe.
28 December 2015, 05:01 AM

‘DNA diet’ against obesity

Here’s good news for big eaters who want to stay slim and healthy— the “DNA diet’’ is on the way.
26 December 2015, 08:33 AM

Cylinder blasts at RCC function, 4 hurt

A gas cylinder explodes at the annual sports day programme of Rajshahi Cadet College (RCC) today injuring four people in Charghat upazila of the district.
26 December 2015, 06:28 AM

Mirpur raid: How explosives were disposed

Law enforcers disposed at least 16 crude bombs seized from a Mirpur building during an operation to capture militants today.
24 December 2015, 09:53 AM

Suicide vest, grenades found at ‘JMB den’, 7 held

In key raid in Dhaka’s bustling Mirpur suburb, cops bust a militant den and seize huge quantity of improvised grenades, plastic explosives and suicide vest. Seven – 3 of them confirmed as JMB militants – are detained after failed attempt to scare away cops by blasting the grenades.
24 December 2015, 05:34 AM

Amnesty accuses Burundi of violent repression

The security forces in Burundi systematically killed dozens of people during violent repression that took place in the capital Bujumbura on 11 December, Amnesty International said.
22 December 2015, 05:13 AM

World agrees landmark deal

A deal to attempt to limit the rise in global temperatures to less than 2C has been agreed at the climate change summit in Paris after
12 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Twist your tongue today!

The International Tongue Twister Day is upon us and to celebrate this day why not throw some tongue twisters at your friends or colleagues and leave them speechless?
8 November 2015, 07:06 AM

New Saudi regulations to protect workers’ rights

The Saudi Arabian government announces new labour regulations to protect the workers’ rights by bringing the employers under strict rules including financial fines.
23 October 2015, 11:24 AM
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