Mahid, Chutu to die in jail for war crimes
The three-judge International Crimes Tribunal -2 on Wednesday unanimously sentenced Md Mahidur Rahman and Md Afsar Hossain Chutu to imprisonment until death finding them guilty of war crimes in several villages in Chapainawabganj in 1971.
Norwegian cruise ship runs aground near Bermuda
The Norwegian Dawn cruise ship has run aground near Bermuda, an official with the Department of Marines and Ports said.None of the people on board was injured and the ship isn't taking on water, Chief Maritime Operations Controller Denis Rowe said.
U.N. chief: North Korea cancels visit
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said his planned visit Wednesday to a joint industrial complex has been canceled by North Korean authorities.In a speech in Seoul, the secretary-general said there was no explanation given by the North Koreans for the last-minute change.
Texas hunter bags his rhino on controversial hunt in Namibia
Knowlton arrived quietly in Namibia to hunt the famed black rhino.Nearly 18 months ago, the Texas hunter bid $350,000 to kill a black rhinoceros in the southern African country of Namibia.
Fakhrul named in 3 new cases Police seek 30-day remand
Police on Tuesday named opposition BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in three new cases filed with Paltan Police Station over torching vehicles in the capital in January.
2,000 migrants stranded in boats off Myanmar: UN
At least 2,000 migrants stalked by hunger and violence have been trapped for weeks on boats off Myanmar, the UN said Tuesday, as Indonesia called for a regional effort to tackle the crisis.
JATRABARI BUS ARSON Khaleda, 37 others face fresh charges.
The police pressed charges against the Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson, Khaleda Zia, and 37 others on Tuesday in a case filed under Special Powers Act for the Jatrabari transport arson that had killed a passenger and burned 27 others in January.
দেশে কর্মসংস্থান হলে কেন ভিনদেশে যাবে.
গবেষক ও রাজনীতিবিদ ফেরদৌস আহমদ কোরেশী বলেছেন, প্রতিনিয়ত মানুষ দেশের বাইরে গিয়ে নিগৃহের শিকার হচ্ছে। দেশেই যদি কর্মসংস্থানের ব্যবস্থা হয় তবে তারা কেন ভিনদেশে ঝুঁকি নিয়ে যাবে?
Prince Harry: Bring back UK compulsory national service
After a weeklong trip to New Zealand, Britain's Prince Harry was full of praise for the armed forces and the disciplinary effect his 10-year service had on him. And he is calling for compulsory military service to be reinstated in the UK.
Obama will restrict grenade launchers, military equipment from local police
The Obama administration on Monday moved to prohibit federal agencies from providing local cops with certain kinds of military equipment such as grenade launchers, high-caliber weapons and bayonets,
