AL to hold special prayers for PM Hasina
Awami League will hold special prayers on Friday seeking good health and long life of prime minister and party president Sheikh Hasina.
Khaleda begins defending her in charitable trust case
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday pleaded not guilty to abuse of power as prime minister in managing fund for Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Charitable Trust and said that the whole country now turned into a prison.
CHT deal not implemented in 19 years
Major features of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Accord remain unimplemented even inside 19 years of its signing allegedly because of the subsequent governments’ indifference to the implementation of the deal.
Colombia plane crash: Jet without fuel, crew member said
Just before LaMia Flight 2933 crashed into a hillside near Medellin, Colombia, a crew member onboard told air traffic controllers, "The plane is in total electric failure and without fuel," according to two sources familiar with the investigation who heard audio recordings.
China's lack of sex education is putting millions of young people at risk
When Xiao Niao was in high school, her teacher gathered all the girls in her class and told them if they were raped they should take the morning after pill.
ISIS uses water as weapon in Mosul fight
At least half a million people caught in the crossfire inside the Iraqi city of Mosul now have no access to running water, the United Nations told CNN on Wednesday.
Oil prices skyrocket as OPEC confirms deal to cut production
OPEC finally has a deal! The oil cartel finalized an agreement on Wednesday to cut its overall production by 1.2 million barrels a day.
10,000 Rohingyas enter Bangladesh: UNHCR
Cox’s Bazar district administration on Wednesday sought directives from the government as about 10,000 persecuted Rohingyas already arrived at places of the district sneaking into Bangladesh fleeing military crackdown on the religious minority group in Rakhine state on Myanmar.
Mangal Shobhajatra new UNESCO cultural heritage
The UNESCO on Wednesday recognised Mangal Shobhajatra, an annual procession of well-being brought out on Bangla New Year, as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Implement CHT accord fully or face consequence: Santu Larma
Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti president Jyotirindra Bodhipriya Larma, also known as Santu Larma, on Wednesday blamed successive governments for non-implementation of Chittagong Hill Tracts Accord in 19 years.
