BB officials protest against relegation in new pay scale
Bangladesh Bank officials on Tuesday took part in a demonstration to protest at the new 8th national pay scale that ‘socially and economically relegated them in comparison to first class gazetted officials.’
Govt college teachers to abstain from work
Government college teachers would abstain from work on January 4 and 5 unless the government restored time scales and selection grades by December 31.
10 killed in BSF plane crash
Director general-level meeting between Border Guard Bangladesh and Indian Border Security Force, which was scheduled for today to begin, was postponed as 10 people were killed in a BSF plane crash near Delhi airport soon after taking off on Tuesday morning.
Massive rescue effort underway after landslide at south China waste dump
Close to 3,000 people were part of the massive rescue effort underway Monday after a landslide in south China, state media reported.
Former official: Iranians hacked into New York dam
Iranian hackers breached a dam outside of New York in 2013, according to a former official, managing to get control of the flood gates.
Donald Trump on reporters: 'I would never kill them'
Even Donald Trump has limits. The Republican front-runner -- who frequently lambasts the media as "scum" or "horrible" -- reassured reporters at rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Monday that he had no desire to execute the press who cover him.
How Nirbhaya rape case points to India's deep-rooted problem with women
There's crime and then there's evil, pure and simple. By any standards, the events of December 12, 2012 can only be described as evil -- the very worst depravity our race is capable of.
Chinese human rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang gets suspended sentence
High-profile Chinese human rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang has been given a suspended three-year prison sentence, state media reported Tuesday.
Minimum age for domestic helps 14 years
The cabinet on Monday approved a policy for the protection and welfare of domestic helps across the country setting 14 years as the minimum age for domestic workers.
10 killed in road accidents across country
At least 10 people, including five in Pabna, were killed in separate road accidents on Monday. New Age correspondent in Pabna reported that at least five people, including three of them from a family, were killed and 25 others injured in a road accident at Chinakhara on Dhaka-Pabna highway Monday.
