CITY POLLS CAMPAIGN Posters, billboards flood capital.
Huge colourful billboards and posters put up at vantage points of the capital weeks back proclaim pledges of mayoral aspirants to develop the two cities in Dhaka. The aspirants began the campaigns long before the election schedules were announced Wednesday.
Syria claims shooting down of US drone over Latakia
The Syrian military says it has shot down a US drone near the city of Latakia, a stronghold of President Bashar al-Assad in north-west Syria.
Wife worried, says law enforcers not cooperating
The worried wife of Bangladesh Nationalist Party joint secretary general Salah Uddin Ahmed on Tuesday alleged that the law enforcement agencies were not cooperating with her to find out her husband who disappeared on March 10. ‘I am spending every moment hoping that he will be returned,’ said Hasina Ahmed.
Israel election: Netanyahu's Likud 'set for win'
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing Likud party has won a surprise victory in Israel's election, Israeli media report.
Tigers relish chance against India
The probability theory of mathematics is now very popular in the cricketing world as experts are busy using it to calculate Bangladesh’s chance of beating India in World Cup quarter-final on March 19. The theory is irrelevant in other three quarter-finals as everyone is aware that in a knock out contest there is nothing called favourites.
Sense of insecurity grips citizens
A sense of insecurity, triggered by arson attack on transports on the one hand and police excesses on the other, has seized the people in general across the country, affecting their mobility as the anti-government blockade continues for almost two and a half months.
95th birth anniv of Sheikh Mujib observed
The 95th anniversary of birth of the country’s founding president, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was observed through elaborate programmes across the country on Tuesday. National Children’s Day was also observed on the day to mark the birth anniversary.
Rubel, Soumya in Indian attention
Forget about Sakib al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal. The two cricketers that left Indian media more curious before Thursday’s quarter-final are not even Mashrafee bin Murtaza or Mahmudullah.
Who will look after Japan's elderly?
Several times a night, Midori Ide wakes up to help her 96-year-old grandmother use the toilet. To make sure she can assist immediately, Midori sleeps right next to her grandmother.
Israelis to vote in key election
Voters in Israel are preparing to go to the polls in what is expected to be a tightly-fought election.
