Refugees Arrested, Mistreated as Accused Militants Bangkok – Myanmar authorities have tortured and imprisoned Rohingya refugees who returned to Rakhine State from Bangladesh, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday. The mistreatment reinforces the need for international protection, including United Nations monitors…
Corporal punishment is an illuminated neon sign overhanging a dysfunctional society where schools and homes are no longer safe havens of love, protection and care for children Any government that permits corporal punishment to children in schools, madrassahs and homes would…
A man has died after a cow to be slaughtered in the Eid-ul-Azha hit him with the horns at Postogola in Dhaka.
Gopalganj Correspondent The bank official’s wife was injured in the accident that took place at Gopinathpur, Uttapara neighbourhood on Dhaka-Khulna Highway at around 6:00 am on Tuesday, said Inspector Hazrat Ali of Gopinathpur Police Outpost.
Bagura Correspondent Police have recovered the bodies of two people, a woman and her 7-year-old daughter, from a home in Bogura’s Borgola Tinpatti area on Tuesday morning.
Entertainment Desk A 90-minute-long documentary feature length documentary based on the life of legendary Bangladeshi film actor Abdur Razzak, commonly referred to as Nayak Raj Razzak, will get its theatrical premiere on Star Cineplex in Dhaka today, marking the hero’s…
Indian actor Priyanka Chopra and American musician and actor Nick Jonas have gotten engaged a few months after confirming their relationship. The couple, both wearing traditional Indian attire, were engaged at a private ceremony in Mumbai on Saturday.
For years, Jacqueline Robinson was a hairdresser to Aretha Franklin, invited to lavish Christmas parties, whisked off to meet Oprah Winfrey or joining the likes of Stevie Wonder at dinner. The hair stylist, who trained in Europe and runs an…
by Mahmoud Mohieldin, Anna Wellenstein Washington, DC – For most of the world’s poor and vulnerable people, secure property rights, including land tenure, are a rarely accessible luxury. Unless this changes, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will be impossible to…
by Alicia Bárcena Ibarra, Stefano Manservisi, Mario Pezzini Paris – These are hard times for international cooperation. With rising protectionism, burgeoning trade disputes, and a troubling lack of concern for shared interests like climate change, the world seems to be…
• Pilgrims spent the day praying and repenting and praying for personal strength in the future • On Tuesday, Muslims will observe the first day of Eid Al-Adha, or Feast of Sacrifice, which marks the end of the Hajj. Jeddah:…
Dhaka, Aug 20 – Separate Dhaka courts on Monday granted bail to 32 university students including Rashed Khan, accused of violence during the student movement demanding quota reform and safe roads.
Dhaka, Aug 20 – BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday night alleged that Bangladesh has now turned into a true ‘repressive state’ as the government has no accountability to people.
By Thalif Deen UN, Aug 20 2018 (IPS) – The Secretary-General of the United Nations, who is a creature of member states, rarely challenges or defies his creators. But Kofi Annan, who died last week at the age of 80,…
Investigate Abuse During Interrogations in Mosul Beirut – Two former detainees and the father of a man who died in detention have provided details of ill-treatment, torture, and death in facilities run by the Iraqi Interior Ministry in the Mosul…
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Monday expressed deep concern over the draft Sarkari Chakori Ain 2018 approved at a Cabinet meeting with a provision for the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to take prior permission of the authorities concerned for arresting any…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today received two international awards given by the UNICEF in recognition to her government’s campaign against early marriage.
Asian stocks are mostly higher Monday as investors welcomed signs of progress in resolving the trade dispute between the U.S. and China. The Wall Street Journal reported the countries hope to have a resolution by November.
Muslim pilgrims have gathered in the valley of Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia for a day of prayer that marks the pinnacle of the annual hajj.
The main congregation of Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival of the Muslims, will be held at the National Eidgah on the High Court premises at 8:00 am on the Eid day.
China attaches great importance to further developing bilateral relations and cooperation with Bangladesh, said newly appointed Chinese Ambassador Zhang Zuo on Monday.
Rejecting her bail petition, a court here on Monday sent actress Quazi Nawshaba Ahmed to jail in a case filed under the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act.
BNP on Monday alleged that homebound eid holidaymakers are going through immense sufferings due to the ‘poor condition’ of highways and ‘mismanagement’.
Eid holidaymakers availing of train as mode of transport endured immense sufferings due to unscheduled delays by most of the trains departed from Kamalapur Railway Station to different destinations on Monday.
The Cabinet on Monday approved the draft Sarkari Chakori Ain 2018 with a provision for the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to take prior permission of the authorities concerned for arresting any public servant.
কথা ছিল সে আসবে শুক্রবার। তার আগেই এক দফা ঝগড়া হয়ে গেছে দুজনের। তাই মান ভাঙ্গাতে হবে বান্ধবীর। কিন্তু কী করা যায়? এসব ভাবতে ভাবতে হঠাৎ তার মাথায় খেলে গেল এক ‘ক্রিয়েটিভ আইডিয়া’। বন্ধুকে সঙ্গে নিয়ে সেই আইডিয়ার বাস্তবায়নে সে…
Mesale Tolu is now free to leave Turkey, but the trial against her will continue. Her husband must remain in the country to face similar charges. A Turkish court has lifted a travel ban on German journalist Mesale Tolu, who…
বাংলাদেশে সাম্প্রতিক বছরগুলোতে অর্গানিক পদ্ধতিতে পালন করা গরু কোরবানি দেয়া জনপ্রিয় হয়ে উঠছে। বিশেষ পদ্ধতিতে পালন করা এসব গরু মূলত শহুরে ক্রেতাদের কাছে জনপ্রিয় হলেও, সেগুলো নিয়ে আসা হয় বিভিন্ন জেলার প্রত্যন্ত বাজার থেকে। পালনকারী ও বিক্রেতারা বলছেন, বাজারে প্রচলিত…
Greece has successfully completed a three-year eurozone emergency loan programme worth €61.9bn (£55bn; $70.8bn) to tackle its debt crisis. It was part of the biggest bailout in global financial history, totalling some €289bn, which will take the country decades to…
Dhaka, Aug 20 – Jukto Front chairman and former president Dr AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury and Gono Forum president Dr Kamal Hossain on Sunday announced their decision to forge an alliance of greater ‘unity’ in the ‘interest of the nation’.