Voting in 614 more UPs gets underway
Voting in 614 union parishads of 48 districts across the country began on Saturday morning. The balloting in the third phase of the election to the lowest tier of the local government body began at 8:00am and will continue till 4:00pm without any break.
Launch strike suspended till May 10
Inland water transport workers on Friday night suspended till May 10 their indefinite strike for launches while the strike for other vessels would continue.
Shafik Rehman remanded in custody again
Journalist Shafik Rehman was again remanded in custody for five days on Friday for interrogation in a case filed for ‘hatching conspiracy to abduct and kill prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy in the United States.’
Attack on minorities: 10 killed in 3 months
Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council on Friday said that 10 minority people were killed and 366 were injured in 732 attacks on minorities across the country in the past three months from January.
Bajander expects to use his hands
Abul Bajander, the first detected patient of Tree Man Syndrome in Bangladesh, told New Age that treatment he was getting at Dhaka Medical College Hospital since January made him confident that he would be able to use his hands before long.
Prince Rogers Nelson: 'Every song was either a prayer or foreplay'
Prince Rogers Nelson's music transcended genres and generations. There were songs you could sing every word to, ditties that drove you to dance and ballads so poignant in their descriptions of love and life that anyone could relate.
Trump: Tubman on the $20 bill is 'pure political correctness'
Donald Trump thinks anti-slavery icon Harriet Tubman is "fantastic" -- but he says the move to have her replace seventh president Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill is "pure political correctness."
Clinton takes her foot off the gas on Sanders after New York win
Hillary Clinton is trading her direct attacks against Bernie Sanders ahead of this week's New York primary for a softer touch.
Obama mourns 'creative icon' Prince
President Barack Obama called Prince a "creative icon" with a strong spirit as he offered prayers after the musician's unexpected death Thursday.
Speaker urges AmCham to work for regaining US GSP facility
Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury on Thursday called upon the American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh to work to regain GSP facilities for the Bangladeshi garment products in the US market.
