Another blogger hacked to death.
Another blogger was hacked to death in Sylhet city on Tuesday morning triggering protests.The killing Sylhet unit Ganajagaan Mancha organiser Ananta Bijoy Dash, 33, took to four the number of bloggers killed since 2013,
Tremor jolts Bangladesh, Nepal, India
A tremor hits Dhaka and other parts of Bangladesh this afternoon.The quake that started at 1.10pm lasted nearly a minute. The epicenter of the quake and its scale could not be known immediately.
Salah Uddin calls wife from Assam!
Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Salah Uddin Ahmed called his wife from a location of Assam in India.Our correspondent talked to Hasina Ahmed, the spouse of Salah Uddin, who confirmed the news to New Age this afternoon.
Obama administration approves Arctic drilling
The Obama administration, citing "rigorous safety standards" and a long review process, has granted conditional approval to energy giant Shell to begin oil drilling in the Arctic waters off the coast of Alaska
North Korean leader ordered aunt to be poisoned, defector says.
Mr. Park shifts uncomfortably in his seat. As one of the most senior North Korean officials to ever defect, he was preparing to tell the ugly truth about the regime he served faithfully for decades.
Trade gap jumps to $7.14b in 9 months, Export growth remains sluggish against higher import in July-March
The country’s trade deficit increased by 56.78 per cent to $7.14 billion in the first nine months of the current financial year 2014-15 compared with that of $4.55 billion during the same period of the FY14 due to a massive drop in export earnings against a higher import payment.
VIOLENCE CASE Charges pressed against Fakhrul, Moudud, Abbas among 36
The Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police has submitted a charge sheet against Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and 35 others
Thousands in peril at sea 1,500 more Bangladeshis, Rohingyas rescued off Indonesia, Malaysia
Nearly 1,500 more illegal migrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority were rescued off the coasts of Indonesia and Malaysia since Sunday, a day after a boat carrying about 500 Bangladeshis and Rohingyas arrived off the northwest province of Aceh.
Saudi Arabian King not coming to White House meetings with Gulf allies
Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud will no longer be in attendance at President Barack Obama's meetings with Arab leaders from the Gulf Cooperation Council this week.
40 prisoners escape Iraq prison after deadly clashes with guards
Dozens of prisoners -- including some facing terrorism charges -- were able to break out after deadly clashes with prison guards in the town of Al-Khalis, north of Baghdad, on Friday, Iraq's Ministry of Interior spokesman told CNN.
