11 killed, 29 hurt in Nepal bus crash

A bus has veered off a mountain road in west Nepal, killing at least 11 people and injuring more than 29.

Locals block road at Natunbazar

Local people, including students of local educational institutions, on Friday blocked rod at Natunbazar in the capital for more than one hour demanding immediate arrest and exemplary punishment of killers of a minor girls of the locality.

Birthday parties that did not take place

Monday, 2 December 2013 was supposed to be a day of celebrations in the house of 35-year old Mahfuzur Rahman Sohel, the vice-president of the Bangshal thana Chhatra Dal, the student wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.

Syria army kills dozens in ambush east of Damascus

Syrian troops have killed 50 ‘terrorists’ in an ambush in the largely rebel-controlled countryside east of Damascus, according to state media. ‘An army unit killed 50 terrorists in an ambush while they tried to flee Mediya village,’

Briton among 6 dead as Kabul blast hits embassy vehicle

A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-packed car into a British embassy vehicle in Kabul on Thursday, killing one Briton and five Afghans in the latest attack to highlight fragile security as NATO troops withdraw.

Cricket mourns tragic Hughes death

Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes died in a Sydney hospital on Thursday, two days after being struck by a ball that led to a ‘catastrophic’ injury which caused ‘massive’ bleeding to his brain and ultimately proved fatal.

Graduation from LDC status not possible by 2021: CPD

The Centre for Policy Dialogue on Thursday said that Bangladesh would need at least another decade for graduating from the least developed countries’ category to a developing country as it lagged behind in human assets index and economic vulnerability index.

Bangladesh history incomplete minus Bhashani

The history of Bangladesh is incomplete without elaborate discussions on Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani, who was lifelong crusader for the rights of the oppressed, said authors of books written on him, besides academics, at a book launching ceremony on Thursday.