Shaheed Dr Milon Day today
Shaheed Dr Milon Day will be observed across the country today, commemorating the 26th martyrdom anniversary of Dr Shamsul Alam Khan Milon.
Uganda is shutting down schools funded by Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates
A legal tug-of-war between Ugandan authorities and a for-profit international chain of schools has led to the education provider being ordered to shut down in a matter of weeks, leaving the lives of thousands of pupils in limbo.
Lufthansa forced to cancel 2,755 flights
A bitter pay dispute at Lufthansa will disrupt flights for a fourth consecutive day after pilots extended their strike through Saturday.
China orders Xinjiang residents to surrender passports to police
Millions of residents in China's northwestern Xinjiang region have been ordered to surrender their passports to local police, in a move rights groups say is an attack on personal freedom.
Donald Trump's Cabinet picks: What we've learned so far
President-elect Donald Trump has begun assembling his administration -- the country's first indication of how he will govern from the White House.
Six ‘robbers’ killed in ‘gunfights’
At least six suspected robbers were killed and nine others were arrested after two separate ‘gunfights’ that took place in Pabna and Faridpur, respectively, early Friday.
ATROCITIES ON ROHINGYAS: Protests rage across Asia
Demonstrators in their thousands in Bangladesh and other Asian countries took to the streets on Friday in protest at what is turning out to be genocide of minority Rohingya Muslims by the Myanmar army.
Rohingya influx continues
Rohingya Muslims continued to enter Bangladesh through river border at Teknaf and land border in Bandarban on Friday while local people and Rohingyas claimed that the number of the Myanmar’s religious minority people sneaking in the country after October 9 crossed 7,000.
Antibiotics-fed poultry pose threat to public health
Indiscriminate use of antibiotics for preventing livestock and poultry diseases as well as fattening them pose serious threat to public health, said microbiologists.
Hillary Clinton's lead in popular vote nears 2 million
Hillary Clinton's lead in the popular vote is now nearing 2 million votes, approaching the milestone as the campaign begins to hear from scientists who want to see a recount in several states.
