PM for steps against those trying to go abroad illegally
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said steps needed to be taken against those trying to go abroad illegally risking their lives and the middlemen as they were tarnishing the country’s image abroad.
Peru declares state of emergency over mining violence.
Peru declared a state of emergency in two provinces starting Saturday after protests against a mining project turned violent."The government has announced a declaration of a state of emergency in all the districts in Islay,
Ireland votes overwhelmingly in favor of same-sex marriage.
Same-sex couples will soon be able to walk down the aisle in the Emerald Isle.Voters in Ireland overwhelmingly chose to change their nation's constitution Friday, becoming the first country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage through popular vote.
Iraqis launch counterattack against ISIS near Ramadi.
After days of ISIS fighters advancing east out of Ramadi, an alliance of Iraqi forces opposed to the terror group have launched a counterattack -- hoping to push them away from a key Iraqi military base and the country's capital.
Suspect in death of woman held in box killed by Missouri police.
A Missouri woman kept captive in a wooden box for four months escaped in April, only to be shot to death this week along with her son -- and the suspect in their deaths was killed Saturday, authorities said.
Women activists cross DMZ between North and South Korea.
An international group of female activists crossed the heavily fortified border between North and South Korea on Sunday in an effort to bring attention to the need for peace between the two nations.
JU expels 5 BCL men for sexual harassment.
The Jahangirnagar University authorities on Saturday expelled five activists of the ruling Awami League-backed student organisation Bangladesh Chhatra League on charge of sexually harassing a female student during Pahela Baishakh celebrations on the campus..
Shillong court asks for police report on Salah Uddin by May 29.
A Shillong lower court has asked local police to submit by May 29 a report on Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Salah Uddin Ahmed, arrested on charge of intruding into the Indian territory without valid documents.
RESCUED BOATPEOPLE Bangladesh verifying nationality
The government has initiated measures to identity the nationality of over 1,100 migrants rescued at sea by Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Myanmar to bring Bangladesh nationals back home.
Bad loans surge to Tk 42,159cr in Q1
Account for 77.13pc of total defaulted loans
