Valentine’s Day being celebrated
Right after the day of celebrating Pahela Falgun with much fanfare, people get another occasion to buy flowers, this time mostly the red roses, to mark the Valentine’s Day on Wednesday
Corrupt people must face trial: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has said the trial of those involved in corruption, terrorism and militancy must be held as the government wants to build a peaceful environment in the country.
Security Council to keep Rohingya situation high on its agenda
Bangladesh has said the Security Council should continue to act on behalf of the international community as the custodian for the process of voluntary, safe and dignified return of the forcibly displaced Rohingya to Myanmar's Rakhine State
BNP stages hunger strike demanding Khaleda’s release
As part of its countrywide scheduled programme, Bangladesh Nationalist Party leaders and activists are observing token hunger strike in front of Press Club in the capital demanding unconditional release of their party chairperson Khaleda Zia who was jailed for five years in a graft case on Thursday.
Trump's lawyer paid $130,000 of own money to porn star
Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump's personal lawyer said Tuesday that he paid $130,000 of his own money to a porn star who allegedly had a sexual encounter with the President before his time in office
High-ranking Chicago police officer killed assisting on call
CHICAGO (CNN)An off-duty police commander who responded to a call was fatally shot Tuesday in downtown Chicago, the city's top officer said.Commander Paul Bauer, 53, went after a suspect who had an altercation with other officers and escaped, police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said.
Killing prompts return of Philippines workers from Kuwait
Manila, Philippines (CNN)As many as 10,000 Filipino workers in Kuwait are expected to take up the Philippines government's offer of a free flight home after the body of their compatriot was found stuffed in a freezer
Falgun brings colour in life
Pahela Falgun, the first day of Spring in the Bengali month of Falgun, is being celebrated across the country in a colourful way with young girls and boys joining various functions wearing dazzling dresses
BCL hartal in Rangamati underway
The dawn-to-dusk hartal enforced by Bangladesh Chhatra League Rangamati district unit protesting at attack on Supayan Chakma, general secretary of Sadar upazila unit of BCL, is underway.
4 handed death in Rupa rape, killing case
A court in Tangail on Monday sentenced four people to death for killing law student Zakia Sultana Rupa after rape in a moving bus and concealing the body on August 25, 2017. The court, however, sentenced the other accused in the case to seven-year imprisonment for assisting the four to conceal Rupa’s body.
