Should women be entitled to period leave? These countries think so
Sachimi Mochizuki has worked in Japan for two decades, but she's never taken a day off for her period.
Eight people injured in US mall shooting, shooter absconding
Eight people were injured in a shooting at a mall in Wisconsin of the United States on Friday, according to police..
Donald Trump Jr tests positive for coronavirus infection
The United States president Donald Trump’s eldest son Donald Trump Jr had tested positive for COVID-19 and was quarantining..
Safe food remains a far cry in Bangladesh
The institutionalisation of safe food eludes Bangladesh as the authorities concerned have failed to transform into actions plans laid out in the law book or repeated as rhetoric.
Bangladesh seeks information about 371 Facebook accounts
The government’s requests to Facebook for users’ information along with blocking content rose by 153 per cent year-on-year in the January-June..
Mental health instt registrar, Mind Aid director sent to jail
A Dhaka court sent the National Institute of Mental Health and Hospital registrar Abdullah Al Mamun and Mind Aid Hospital..
Bangladesh loses $703m in taxes a year: report
Bangladesh in a year loses around $703.40 million in taxes, which is about 62 per cent of the country’s public health expenditure..
Pry teachers’ job upgrade in limbo
An upgrade in the pay scale for more than 3.2 lakh government primary teachers has been pending for a year as the Finance Division..
Trump aims to undermine Biden's legitimacy even as legal challenges fizzle
When President Donald Trump learned at the end of last week that his lawyers were dropping their lawsuit seeking a review ...
New Zealand has just elected one of the most diverse parliaments in the world. Here's how it stacks up
As two older, White, male candidates fought for supremacy in the United States election, New Zealand was offering its electorate..
