B’Desh sees progress in ending child marriage, but ‘still not enough’
Mentioning that Bangladesh has made a very good progress in dealing with child marriage, prime minister’s foreign affairs adviser Dr Gowher Rizvi on Tuesday called for joint efforts to eliminate the problem from the country as it is still far from enough.
Plane carrying 81, including soccer team, involved in accident in Colombia
A plane carrying 72 passengers and nine crew members was involved in an accident near Rionegro, Colombia, according to the country's civil aviation department.
Ohio State University: Attacker killed, 11 hospitalized after campus attack
The Ohio State University student who carried out a knife attack on campus Monday said in a Facebook post he was "sick and tired" of seeing fellow Muslims "killed and tortured," according to federal law enforcement officials.
Trump wins Michigan, state officials say
President-elect Donald Trump wins Michigan's 16 electoral votes, the secretary of state's office announced on Monday.
South Korea scandal: President too busy to take questions, lawyer says
South Korea's President Park Geun-hye has once again refused to be questioned by prosecutors in a corruption scandal that has prompted mass street protests.
China approves $36 billion rail project
China's already massive rail network is about to get even bigger. The country's top economic planning agency has approved a 247 billion yuan ($36 billion) plan to better connect Beijing to the port city of Tianjin, as well as cities in neighboring Hebei Province.
What challenges are facing Pakistan's new army chief?
Pakistan has named a new army chief as the country faces a host of complex issues, from potential war with India, terrorism, and Donald Trump.
PM demands global fund on water
Stressing the need for addressing issues like protection and utilisation of water resources comprehensively, prime minister Sheikh Hasina in Hungary on Monday shared a seven-point agenda with global leaders with a call for creating a global fund on water.
Graft, irregularities bedevil NITOR
Monir Hossain, with his fractured leg, on Thursday morning was groaning in pain outside the emergency operation theatre of the National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation.
All Rid Pharma execs acquitted
The Dhaka Drug Court on Monday acquitted all the five accused, top officials of Rid Pharmaceuticals Limited, of the charges of producing and marketing toxic Paracetamol syrup that caused the deaths of at least 28 children in 2009.
