Govt urged to announce 9th wage board for journalists
Sangbadik Sramik Karmachari Oikya Parishad leaders at a rally in the capital on Monday called on the government to announce the 9th wage board with a view to increasing the wages of journalists and workers working in the media houses.
EgyptAir flight data show smoke alerts before crash: Source
New clues emerged Friday about EgyptAir Flight 804, but there were no answers as to what caused the plane to go down in the Mediterranean Sea.
Suspect shot near White House, in custody
A Secret Service agent on Friday shot a man near a security checkpoint close to the White House after he brandished a gun and refused orders to stop.
Poll: Both Clinton, Trump unpopular
Despite being the front-runner candidates of their respective parties, both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are extraordinarily unpopular heading into their party's conventions this summer.
Vietnam: From enemy to partner
Traveling to Vietnam with Sen. John McCain a few years ago, it was clear to me just how far the relationship between two former enemies had come.
Mercury rising: India records its highest temperature ever
India recorded its highest-ever temperature on Thursday when the heat in the town of Phalodi, in the western state of Rajasthan, shot up to a burning 51 degrees Celsius (123.8 degrees Fahrenheit).
Homeopath hacked to death, IU teacher injured
Three assailants riding on a motorbike hacked to death a homeopath and injured Kushtia University teacher in Kushtia on Friday morning when the victims were riding on another motorbike.
Cyclone Roanu may hit this afternoon
Cyclone ‘Roanu’, travelling over north and west central Bay of Bengal, is heading north-eastward towards Bangladesh and likely to cross the Barisal-Chittagong coast this afternoon.
Humiliated teacher admitted to DMCH
Piyar Sattar Latif High School headmaster Shyamal Kanti Bhakta, who was tortured and subjected to public humiliation in Narayanganj, was admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Friday noon for better treatment.
Govt for wiping out hill people: Santu Larma
The chief of Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samiti, Jyotirindra Bodhipriya Larma, on Friday said that the government was hatching a deep conspiracy to annihilate the entire Jumma people living in hills and erase their history.
