After another K-pop death, spotlight turns to difficulties faced by industry's 'perfect' stars

In an industry where stars face immense pressure to portray themselves as the immaculate image of happiness, K-pop duo Goo Hara and Sulli appeared to be different.

Leonardo DiCaprio responds after Brazil's President blames actor for Amazon forest fires

Brazil's President blamed an unusual candidate this week as a cause of the Amazon forest fires: actor and environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio.

Misadventure of citizenship regime

THE appetite of the Indian state for counting its people is evidently insatiable. The Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner has completed

Bangladesh waterway work abstention called off

Waterway work abstention was called off late Saturday about 24 hours after workers went on the protests early on the day causing immense sufferings

Making money illegally ‘a disease’: PM

Terming making money illegally ‘a disease’, prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday warned that her government will not allow anybody to lead a lavish life with stolen money.

BNP wants probe into corruption in EC

Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Saturday demanded investigation into ‘corruption’ in the Election Commission.

Single-digit lending rate still a far cry

The government has fulfilled at least five demands from the private banks against the decision that they would implement single-digit lending rates but their commitment remains unfulfilled.

22 YEARS OF CHT ACCORD Full implementation remains elusive

The Chittagong Hill Tracts Accord, signed 22 years ago, is yet to be fully implemented due lack of political commitment by successive governments, ethnic and rights groups resent.

UK police shoot one at London Bridge after stabbing

British police shot a man on Friday after a stabbing in the London Bridge area, a security source told Reuters.