Vaidehi Shah A normal day at the office turns apocalyptic when a Godzilla-like monster made of coffee capsules invades a city, destroying property and crushing citizens underfoot. Alien spaceships bearing an uncanny resemblance to coffee pods shoot citizens and armies…
Dhaka: Bangladesh cricket star Rubel Hossain got good news along with his match-winning heroics on Monday at the World Cup as a Bangladeshi actress who filed a rape case against him said on Tuesday she was withdrawing the charges against…
Nagorik Oikya convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Tuesday night as he fell sick in police custody. Inspector Mozammel Haque, in-charge of DMCH police camp, said a team of Detective Branch (DB) of…
Police recovered beheaded body of an unidentified man from Gopalpur Rail Gate area in Sadar upazila of Jessore district while a bullet-hit body of another unidentified young man was found in Rajshahi on Wednesday morning. The body of the deceased,…
A court in India has summoned former PM Manmohan Singh over a corruption scandal involving coal mining licences. Mr Singh has been accused of criminal conspiracy and ordered to appear in court on 8 April. In 2012, federal auditors said…
Robert J. Burrowes With the passing of another International Women’s Day, during which much attention around the world has again been focused on tackling violence against women, I would like to explain why none of the initiatives currently being proposed…
Dr. M M Shofi Ullah, Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Extension & Information System (AEIS), Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University (SAU) has recently joined the AEIS Department as the Chairman for a two-year term. He took over the charge of Chairman from…
Washington, DC – As society reaches the limits of available farmland and accessible irrigation water, many countries have turned to international markets to help meet domestic food demand. Imports of grain worldwide have increased more than fivefold between 1960 and 2013. However, importing…
Following reports that the Bangladeshi police force is proposing immunity from prosecution for acts of torture by police officers, Amnesty International is urging the Government of Bangladesh to: – Reject the proposal outright and publicly declare that no one against…
A court of Dhaka yesterday (Tuesday) gave permission to police to conduct DNA test of slain blogger Avijit Roy through US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBA). The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) of Dhaka Bikash Kumar Shaha passed the order yesterday…
Multi-level marketing company Destiny Group on Tuesday lodged a case against thee people for looting valuables worth about Tk six crore from its headquarters in the city. Mahabubur Rahman, Chief Auditor of the company filed the case with the Chief…
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday again asked both the defence and prosecution lawyers to submit by March 31 the concise statement before it on the pending appeal filed by condemned war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami against…