Durga Puja ends today
Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community, will end today with the immersion of idols of Goddess Durga across the country.
Hong Kong mask ban leads to weekend of violent and destructive protests
Hong Kong is entering its fourth day of unprecedented subway closures after a weekend of destructive protests in the wake of new emergency legislation left the city reeling.
Lawyer for Ukraine whistleblower says he represents second whistleblower on Trump's actions
The lawyer for the first intelligence whistleblower who came forward with accusations concerning President Donald Trump and his interactions with Ukraine said Sunday he is representing a second whistleblower regarding the President's actions.
Four killed in US bar shooting
Four people were killed and five wounded in Kansas early on Sunday when one or two suspects opened fire inside a Kansas City bar, and police were hunting for the shooters, local authorities said.
Disturbing video shows hundreds of blindfolded prisoners in Xinjiang
A drone video appearing to show hundreds of blindfolded men being led from a train in China has raised new concerns over the ongoing crackdown on Muslim Uyghurs in the far western region of Xinjiang.
Samrat, Arman held, jailed for 6 months
The Rapid Action Battalion said that they arrested on Sunday pro-Awami League youth organisation Jubo League’s Dhaka south city unit president Ismail Chowdhury Samrat along with his associate Armanul Haque Arman from Chuddagram of Cumilla.
9 to visit Europe to inspect 15 lifts
Nine officials, eight of Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University and one from the education ministry would visit Switzerland and Spain for 10 days to inspect 15 lifts bought for the university in Mymensingh.
496 children raped in six months: report
A total of 496 children were raped during the first six months of the year, a jump of 41 per cent compared to the previous year, said a report on Sunday.
Suraiya murder verdict deferred to October 10
A Dhaka metropolitan magistrate court here on Sunday deferred until on October 10 the pronouncement of verdict in Willes Little Flower School and College student Suraiya Akhter Risha murder case.
Solid wastes cause growing concern for habitat
With very limited waste management facilities in both urban and rural areas in the country, Bangladesh will observe today the World Habitat Day 2019, looking to emphasise on ‘Frontier
