Bride, groom among 10 killed as train rams microbus in Sirajganj
At least 10 people of a bridal party died, including the bride and groom, when a train hit a microbus on an unauthorised level crossing at Salap station area under Ullapara upazila in Sirajganj on Monday.
2b people lack access to healthy food: UN
More than 2 billion people lack access to healthy food, putting them at risk of health problems — and many of them live in North America or Europe, the United Nations said on Monday, urging governments to ‘look beyond hunger’.
Coaching cripples school students
Nusrat Jahan, a Class V student of a reputed school in the capital, said that she did not get time for leisure as her school set a target to finish all the textbooks by July through regular classes and additional coaching.
Eid train tickets from July 29
Bangladesh Railway will sell advance tickets from five different spots in the capital from July 29 ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
Trump tweets racist attacks at progressive Democratic congresswomen
President Donald Trump used racist language on Sunday to attack progressive Democratic congresswomen, falsely implying they weren't natural-born American citizens.
India delays mission to land a rover on the moon
India's mission to land a rover on the surface of the moon was called off due to a "technical snag" less than an hour before take off Monday.
A former UK officer was convicted of rape on a Tinder date, but his victim says trauma is a 'life sentence'
Kaitlin Hurley shook her head in quiet disbelief as the defense attorney made one last attempt to save her rapist from a lengthy sentence.
England crowned new kings of cricket
If anyone had to write a script for a cricket match even he could not have made it more dramatic.
HC asks mayors to stamp out aedes mosquitoes in 24 hours
The High Court Division on Sunday asked two mayors of the capital and the government to stamp out aedes mosquitos in 24 hours.
Police attack LDA marchers, 25 injured
At least 25 leaders and activists of Left Democratic Alliance were injured on Sunday as police charged them with truncheon during their march towards energy ministry demanding withdrawal of increased gas price.
