Threat to try Khaleda could not weaken opposition: BNP
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Monday said that the government’s threat to try BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in special tribunals to sentence her to jail could not weaken the opposition.
Swan RMG workers demand wages but owner still untraceable.
With Eid imminent, workers of Swan Garments and Swan Jeans on Monday demanded payment of all outstanding wages of three months from April to June immediately.
KILLING OF RAJON: Protests rage everywhere Two more accused held
Sheikh Samiul Alam Rajon, who was brutally tortured at Sundar Ali Market in Sylhet city on July 8, died of brain hemorrhage, according to the report of his autopsy conducted at Sylhet Osmani Medical College Hospital.
The legend of 'El Chapo': Cartel chief cultivated Robin Hood image
Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, already a nearly mythical character in Mexico, added to his legend over the weekend by escaping from prison yet again.
Report: Indonesian pilots may have been radicalized by ISIS
Authorities in Australia are concerned about the potential radicalization of two Indonesian commercial pilots, according to an intelligence report obtained by the news website The Intercept.
Fraud frenzy? Chinese seek U.S. college admission at any price
Jessica Zhang, a 21-year-old Chinese student from Jiangsu Province, says her English wasn't strong enough to fill in her U.S. college admission form.
Pope: Poor are sacrificed on 'the altar of money'
Pope Francis delivered yet another biting critique of contemporary capitalism on Saturday, saying the poor are often sacrificed on the "altar of money" and accusing the wealthy of worshipping a new "golden calf."
Typhoon Chan-hom slams eastern China's Zhoushan city
A powerful Typhoon Chan-hom slammed into the Chinese island city of Zhoushan on Saturday afternoon, bringing heavy rain and strong winds in an event that has prompted hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate their homes.
Srebrenica ceremony: Crowd chases Serbian PM as more victims buried
Outrage erupted at Saturday's commemoration of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre in Bosnia, as a shouting crowd threw bottles and rocks at Serbia's Prime Minister, forcing him to flee.
Afghan agency: ISIS leader killed in drone strike
A former Taliban leader thought to be ISIS' leader in Afghanistan and Pakistan has been killed in a U.S. drone strike, Afghanistan's intelligence agency said Saturday.
