TONU RAPE, MURDER : 5 army men quizzed, protests continue
Several thousand people took to the streets on Thursday in the city demanding justice for the killing of Comilla Victoria College student Sohagi Jahan Tonu and threatened to call a countrywide general strike.
Hundreds protest at murder of online activist
Strong protests were launched on Thursday against killings of secular writers, bloggers and publishers in the country as a Jagannath University law student and secular online activist was hacked and shot to death in the Old Dhaka on Wednesday night.
Trump meeting suggests campaign changes
Donald Trump met Wednesday with GOP strategist Paul Manafort, a huddle that suggests campaign changes could be in the works after the billionaire lost the Wisconsin primary and is facing an uphill climb to clinch the Republican presidential nomination before the convention.
China is the world's top executioner, but it doesn't want you to know that
The world's most prolific executioner killed "thousands" of people last year, human rights group Amnesty International estimates.
Putin and the Panama Papers: Why power means more than money
The Kremlin introduced a new word into the English language Monday: "Putinophobia."
Customs intel seizes Porsche car
Customs intelligence on Wednesday seized a Porsche Cayenne jeep from Dhaka’s Gulshan area on charge of customs duty evasion.
GP yet to allow BTRC auditor after five months
The country’s leading mobile phone company Grameenphone has yet not allowed the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission to audit its accounts five months into the appointment of the auditor.
No improvement in arsenic situation: HRW
There is no improvement in arsenic situation in Bangladesh in comparison to the mid nineties when the presence of arsenic in the country’s rural groundwater drew attention of international community, said US-based rights organisation Human Rights Watch in a report published on Wednesday.
TONU RAPE, MURDER : CID says motive identified, none held
Criminal Investigation Department officials said they had established the motive for the killing of Comilla Victoria College student Sohagi Jahan Tonu and would come up with ‘good news’ shortly.
Cruz win moves GOP closer to contested convention
Ted Cruz won the Wisconsin Republican primary Tuesday, boosting his effort to blunt Donald Trump and moving the party closer to a historic contested convention.
