Pakistan not invited to Modi’s swearing-in
India will not invite Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan to the swearing-in of his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, two Indian government sources said, suggesting any early warming in ties between the nuclear-armed neighbours is unlikely.
Traffickers train Rohingyas to get Bangladesh passports
Rohingyas, mostly women and girls, are being trained and given fake documents by suspected human traffickers to manage Bangladeshi passport for sending them abroad.
BNP’s Rumeen wins reserved JS seat
The Election Commission on Tuesday unofficially declared Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s lone candidate Rumeen Farhana elected to a reserved woman seat in the Jatiya Sangsad.
TRIAL COURT SHIFTING HC adjourns hearing of Khaleda’s petition
The High Court on Tuesday adjourned until June 10 the hearing of a writ petition filed by jailed Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia challenging the legality of her trial in NIKO graft case inside Dhaka Central Jail at Keraniganj.
NUSRAT MURDER Principal, AL leader, 14 others found guilty
The Police Bureau of Investigation said Tuesday that the charges for murdering Nusrat Jahan Rafi by setting her on fire would be pressed in a Feni court today against Sonagazi Islamia Senior Fazil Madrassah principal SM Siraj-ud-Doula, local Awami League leader Ruhul Amin, three classmates of the victim and 11others.
Girl killed, at least 15 schoolchildren hurt in Japan stabbing spree
NHK reported earlier Tuesday that three people -- including an elementary school student -- were in critical condition. It's unclear if the girl who died was among them.
China's tech workers burn out mentally and physically in the '996' rat race
Wang Shichang works 12 hours a day, often for six days a week. The newlywed is so busy he says he barely has time for his wife.
Facebook says Zuckerberg and Sandberg will defy Canadian subpoena, risking contempt vote
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg will not attend a hearing in Ottawa later this week, despite receiving summonses from the Canadian parliament, Facebook confirmed on Monday.
Pakistan-India trajectory
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi has been re-elected. So what next for Pakistan-India relations? Will the neighbours start talking again? Certainly. But will their dialogue amount to anything? I am afraid
Maternal mortality rate still high
Apparently perturbed the government withheld publishing the findings of the Bangladesh Maternal Mortality and Health Care Survey 2017 as it shows that the high rate of maternal mortality remained unchanged in Bangladesh.
