PROTEST AGAINST SEXUAL HARASSMENT : 3 killed, 5 injured in police firing
Three people were killed and five were injured as police opened fire at local people who clashed with the police during their protests against an alleged sexual harassment at Kalihati upazila in Tangail on Friday.
Markets start witnessing cattle inflow as Eid nears
Makeshift and permanent cattle markers in the capital and elsewhere in the country have started to witness inflow of sacrificial animals, with less than a week left for Eid-ul-Azha. Traders from different parts of the country are heading towards Dhaka in trawlers, engine boats and trucks with their cattle hoping to get better prices.
Lucky travellers rejoice at Kamalapur
Hundreds of travellers were seen rejoicing on Friday at Kamalapur railway station after obtaining their much-expected tickets when some looked gloomy because they were not so lucky. A few thousand of people were waiting at the central railway station in the capital for more than 24 hours to get their advance tickets.
We showed Iranians photos of Republican candidates -- here's what they told us
The Republican 2016 hopefuls may have spent most of Wednesday night's CNN debate savaging each other on everything from marijuana and immigration to abortion and taxes, but they also devoted plenty of time to their favorite boogeyman abroad: Iran.
Kicked Syrian migrant offered football role in Madrid
One Syrian migrant and his young son are starting a new life in Madrid Thursday -- a week after being seen around the world as they were sent sprawling by a Hungarian camerawoman.
Assertive Japan poised to abandon 70 years of pacifism
Japan's upper house of Parliament is poised to pass the first major reinterpretation of the country's pacifist constitution since the end of World War II, despite fierce and vocal opposition that culminated with lawmakers getting into physical altercations.
Migrant crisis: Croatia closes border crossings as thousands stream in
A day after Croatia opened its border to migrants, the country changed tack Thursday, closing seven border crossings with Serbia after thousands of people streamed in.
BTRC scraps licences of 33 ISPs for non-renewal
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission on Thursday cancelled licences of 33 internet service providers as the ISPs failed to renew their licences. BTRC officials said the operation of the ISPs would remain suspended until further notice. ‘We have asked the ISPs to pay their dues within one month and renew the licences. Once they do so, they might be able to resume operation,’ said a BTRC official.
Poor infrastructure, gas crisis hold back FDI: joint chambers
The leaders of the joint chambers on Thursday said that impoverished infrastructure and gas crisis were the key challenges for attracting foreign investment in Bangladesh.
PM greets Raushon, Ershad, Khaleda on Eid-ul-Azha
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has greeted leader of the opposition Begum Raushon Ershad, PM’s special envoy and Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha.
