Japan earthquakes: Dozens killed; 'race against the clock' to find survivors
Heavy rains were expected through Sunday after Japan's Kyushu region was struck by twin earthquakes, hampering the search for survivors and forcing nervous residents into crowded evacuation centers.
Sylhet Nursing College closed for a week
The authorities on Saturday night closed Sylhet Nursing College for a week from today and asked the students to leave the lone dormitory affected by Wednesday’s earthquake that jolted the entire country.
Half of Rana Plaza survivors jobless, 58pc still traumatised
Almost half of the Rana Plaza survivors are still unemployed now, while 58.4 per cent of them are still traumatised three years into the world’s deadliest garment-factory accident, according to the report of an ActionAid Bangladesh survey.
Ex-student leaders join BNP
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday night said her party remains firm on its ‘small’ demand for holding general elections under a neutral government to restore democracy.
Plot to abduct, kill JOY: Shafik Rehman arrested, remanded in custody
The Detective Branch of police arrested journalist Shafik Rehman at his Eskaton house in Dhaka on Saturday morning.
Rescue crews seek survivors of 2nd Japanese quake; at least 19 dead
Rescue crews scrambled through rubble Saturday in a race against time for survivors of a magnitude-7.0 earthquake that struck Japan's Kyushu Island, the same region rattled by a 6.2 quake two days earlier.
Jamaica may oust UK's queen as official head of state
Queen Elizabeth II could be out of a job. In Jamaica, at least. In a speech to legislators Thursday, Jamaican Governor-General Patrick Allen proposed a constitutional amendment "to replace Her Majesty The Queen with a Non-Executive President as Head of State" in the Caribbean nation.
Dilma Rousseff impeachment: Brazil's President in for a fight
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is fighting for survival -- and it looks increasingly likely she won't make it.
Fraud suspects 'apologize' amid China-Taiwan deportation row
There's a new twist in the dust-up involving Taiwan, China and Kenya over deportations of fraud suspects to the mainland.
Prices of onion, garlic go up
The prices of local varieties of onion and garlic went up on the retail market in Dhaka over the week ending Friday.
