Housewife, in-law murdered inside city apartment,
A housewife and her husband’s uncle were hacked to death by unidentified miscreants inside their apartment in the capital’s Pallabi area Wednesday afternoon.The victims were Sweety Khatun, 27, and her in-law Aminul Islam, aged around 50.
'Absolute disastrous mess': 5 dead, at least 50 injured after Amtrak train derails
Armed with flashlights, firefighters went from car to car early Wednesday morning, looking for passengers inside an Amtrak train that derailed and tipped over in Philadelphia -- killing at least five.Another 50 were hospitalized
Earthquake-hit Nepal traumatized but not beaten
The last thing they needed was another powerful tremor.But on Wednesday afternoon, a 7.3-magnitude aftershock shook the ground so much that people could barely move for almost 30 seconds
North Korea publicly executes defense chief, South Korean spy agency says
North Korea has publicly executed the country's defense minister after the regime accused him of treason, according to reports from South Korea.Hyon Yong Chol was killed by fire from an anti-aircraft gun at a military school in front of hundreds of people in Pyongyang
Annisul slates police attack on protesters.
Dhaka north city mayor Annisul Huq on Tuesday lambasted the police for attacking protesters against sexual harassment of women on Pahela Baishakh.The protesters went to besiege the metropolitan police headquarters on Sunday..
SE Asia urged to save thousands of migrants.
Thousands of migrants believed to be stranded at sea without food and water could die unless Southeast Asian governments act urgently to rescue them, migrant groups and the UN warned Tuesday
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
