Prince cremated, private memorial service held
Prince's remains have been cremated, the pop superstar's publicist said Saturday.Yvette Noel-Schure provided no information about where or when the cremation occurred or where the remains would be placed.
Deep sea port project: Govt urged not to take sides in India-China rivalry
Academics, economists, researchers and former ambassadors on Saturday said Bangladesh should not wait anymore over building the deep sea port and could come up with nuanced plan for the betterment of the nation, setting regime interest aside.
Tonu murder: Govt urged to arrest killers
Progressive Students’ Alliance and Samrajyabad Birodhi Chhatra Oikya on Saturday said a culture of impunity is prevailing well in the country which is deterring the government to hold trial in the case of Sohagi Jahan Tonu murder.
CPD study on Rana Plaza: RMG workplaces improve, but at a slow pace
Centre for Policy Dialogue on Saturday said some improvement has been made in the working environment of Bangladesh’s readymade garment sector after the Rana Plaza collapse, but the progress is slow.
Stuffing, violence mar UP polls
Violence, widespread stuffing of the ballot box, capture of polling stations and intimidation mostly by ruling Awami League activists marred the third phase of the maiden partisan elections to union parishads on Saturday.
Yet another RU teacher murdered
Assailants hacked to death Rajshahi University English professor AFM Rezaul Karim Siddiquee on Saturday morning near his house in Rajshahi city, around 17 months after assailants had killed another teacher of the university near his house on the city outskirts.
3 kids survive slaying of 8 family members in Ohio
Eight family members found dead in a rural southern Ohio community were shot in the head "execution style," most while they slept, authorities said Friday.
Trump tries to smooth things over with GOP insiders
Donald Trump's new delegate guru told Republican Party insiders at a posh resort here on Thursday that the billionaire front-runner is recalibrating the part "that he's been playing" and is ready to work with the GOP to "evolve" as a candidate past the divisive primary.
Brits to Obama: 'Sticking your hooter in' British politics is unwelcome
Not everyone in Britain, it is safe to say, welcomes the intervention of an American president in what's viewed as the internal politics of the United Kingdom.
Chinese officials: 45 Taiwanese 'confess' to alleged telecom fraud
Chinese officials say that 45 Taiwanese citizens who were deported from Kenya to mainland China this month have confessed to being part of a telecoms fraud syndicate and will face trial.
