Around 75,000 people marooned by flood
Around 75,000 people of 200-char area in the district have been marooned by monsoon flood in Kurigram district due to onrush of flood water.
Charges pressed against BNP leader Quayum, 6 others in Tavella killing
Charges were pressed on Monday against Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader M Abdul Quayum and six others in the case filed for the killing of of Italian aid worker Cesare Tavella in capital’s Gulshan area in September 2015.
Britain's Labour Party in turmoil over Brexit vote results
The leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party has vowed not to step down amid challenges to his leadership as the fallout from the UK's momentous vote to leave the European Union continues.
At least 10 injured -- some stabbed -- at California rally, authorities say
Ten people were injured Sunday after violence broke out between a white supremacist group and counter-protesters, said authorities in Sacramento, California.
Pope says Christians should apologize to gay people
Pope Francis said Sunday that Christians owe apologies to gays and others who have been offended or exploited by the church, remarks that some Catholics hailed as a breakthrough in the church's tone toward homosexuality.
Israel, Turkey to normalize ties
Israel and Turkey are set to normalize diplomatic relations, six years after an Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla left eight Turks and an American citizen of Turkish origin dead.
That sinking feeling: Beijing dropping by up to 4 inches a year, study shows
Beijing residents have put up with choking smog, trash-filled rivers and toxic running tracks. Now they have another concern -- sinking.
Khaleda calls AL ‘party of militants’
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday called the ruling Awami League a ‘party of militants’ and said local and foreign arms and ammunition are found on them.
RESISTING MILITANCY: Movements called for
Pro-Awami League intellectuals on Sunday called for social, cultural and political movements of the pro-independence forces to resist ‘militancy’ and secret killings committed by fundamentalists in the country.
DNCC unveils budget of Tk 2,083.35 crore
Dhaka North City Corporation on Sunday announces its Tk 2083.35 crore budget for the fiscal year 2016-17.
