TRYING RAPE CASES: Cancellation of ‘evidence act’ urged
Legal experts and rights activists on Sunday stressed for the need to cancel a section of the ‘evidence act’ that allows Bangladesh’s legal system to label a rape victim ‘characterless’ and help a rapist get exonerated.
Muhammad Ali: Inside his final hours
Muhammad Ali, the iconic three-time world heavyweight boxing champion who died Friday, had recently shunned the public spotlight he once seemed to revere.
Dad lunges at smirking killer: 'I wanted to break his jaw'
A day after grabbing headlines for a cross-courtroom dive at his daughter's killer, Van Terry told CNN's Brooke Baldwin on Friday the man's smirk made him snap.
U.S. Embassy in South Africa warns of 'near-term' attacks
The U.S. Embassy in South Africa issued a statement Saturday warning U.S. citizens about the threat of "near-term attacks against places where U.S. citizens congregate in South Africa, such as upscale shopping areas and malls in Johannesburg and Cape Town."
Sanders: 'The Democratic National Convention will be a contested convention'
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on Saturday vowed to continue his fight for the Democratic nomination beyond the primary season, telling reporters at a news conference in Los Angeles that he plans to go after Hillary Clinton's superdelegates.
Anti-ISIS forces defeat militants in battle for Falluja
Iraqi security forces rapidly closed in on key ISIS-held territories in Iraq and Syria on Saturday with advances to regain control of militant controlled towns, military officials say.
4 killed in violence
The first-ever partisan elections to union parishads, marred by violence, widespread vote rigging and intimidation mostly by ruling Awami League activists, concluded on Saturday with the polling in its sixth phase amidst violence that killed at least four people.
PAYRA DEEP SEA PORT: Dhaka-Delhi talks on: Indian minister
Talks are going on between Bangladesh and India for the construction of the proposed deep sea port at Payra in Patukhali.
WP demands price control during Ramadan
Leaders of Workers Party of Bangladesh, a partner of the Awami League-led alliance, at a protest rally in the capital on Saturday called on the government to take immediate steps to check price hike of essential commodities during Ramadan.
Traders blame extortion by law enforcers, goons for price hike
Continuing extortion by a section of law enforcers and musclemen backed by political parties are causing increase in prices of essential commodities ahead of Ramadan, traders alleged in Dhaka on Saturday.
