Toxic moonshine kills 99 in Mumbai slum
Toxic moonshine has killed 99 people and seriously sickened scores of others of drinkers from a Mumbai slum, Indian police say.
CENTRAL BANK’S CONTRACTUAL APPOINTMENT BID: Tension mounts as BB serves show-cause notices on 20 officials
Tension among Bangladesh Bank officials mounted on Monday as the BB issued show-cause notices to its 20 officials for their ‘involvement’ in the demonstrations held on Sunday against a central bank’s controversial bid to appoint a general manager on contractual basis.
BUS ARSON: Warrant issued against 33 BNP men
The metropolitan sessions’ judge’s court in Dhaka on Monday issued warrants for the arrest of 33 Bangladesh Nationalist Party men in an arson case in the city’s Mirpur area on January 25.
New DAP to protect illegal housing projects
Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha is set to prepare another detailed area plan for Dhaka metropolitan region that will virtually legalise the housing projects built in violation of the existing DAP.
Taliban try to attack Afghan Parliament, wounding dozens of civilians
Taliban militants detonated explosives and fired rockets in an attempted attack Monday on the Afghan Parliament that wounded dozens of civilians and startled lawmakers.
Baby among 10 people shot at Philadelphia block party
Ten people, including three children, were shot at a Philadelphia cookout and block party Saturday night.
Japan shakes off 67-year ban on dancing after midnight
On a recent Friday night, a small band of street performers breaks into an impromptu hip hop show near Shibuya crossing, one of the world's busiest intersections.
BB officials stage demo against contractual appointment bid,Central bank moves to take action against 22 officials
Bangladesh Bank on Sunday decided to take action against 22 officials after around 300 officials staged demonstrations against a controversial bid of the central bank to appoint a general manager on contractual basis.
Focus of hunt for New York fugitives shifts to area west of prison
The latest search area for fugitives Richard Matt and David Sweat is focused in Owls Head in upstate New York, west of the prison from which they escaped more than two weeks ago.
MOGHBAZAR DOUBLE MURDER: DB seeks fresh 7-day remand for Bakhtiar
Detectives on Sunday sought a fresh seven-day remand for Bakhtiar Alam Roni who had fired into a crowd from his car in traffic congestion killing two people in Moghbazar Dilu Road area in the capital on the night of April 14.
