CORPORAL PUNISHMENT IN EDN INTTS A hidden wound that bleeds
Scattered across newspaper pages and often glossed over with cold indifference, the reported handful of incidents of corporal punishment in Bangladesh educational institutions are far from reflecting the grim picture of torture and humiliation students are often made to endure.
Ctg transport workers call strike over alleged assault by MP
Transport workers in five districts of Chattogram division have called a 48-hour strike from tomorrow morning in protest at assault on a workers’ leader by a local lawmaker.
Workers’ unrest continues, 80 factories closed
Production at over 80 apparel factories were suspended for Saturday at Ashulia, Gazipur and in the capital as thousands of workers held demonstrations blocking roads to press their demand for wage hike.
Why Russia is getting back 30 World War II tanks from Laos
Russia is taking back World War II-era tanks from Laos because, well, Moscow needs a star, lots of them.
University of California tells students not to use WeChat, WhatsApp in China
Students and faculty at the University of California (UC) have been warned not to use messaging apps and social media while visiting China, for fear their communications could be used against them by the country's law enforcement agencies.
Prices of rice rise by Tk 8, lentil by Tk 10
Prices of rice and red lentil rose by Tk 8 and Tk 10 a kilogram in the city markets as the prices of the daily essentials kept rising after the December 30 general election.
Heavy fog halts ferry service
Ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia route in the Padma River remained halted since Saturday morning due to dense fog.
Don’t send your daughters to school: Allama Shafi
Hefazet-e-Islam chief Shah Ahmed Shafi on Friday asked his followers not to send their daughters to school.
Japanese tabloid apologizes for women's university 'sex listing'
A Japanese tabloid apologized Tuesday for issuing a ranking of women's universities based on the alleged willingness of female students to engage in sex while at drinking parties.
Trump walks out of shutdown meeting, calling talks 'total waste of time'
President Donald Trump walked out of discussions to end a partial government shutdown, now in its third week, calling the talks with congressional Democrats "a total waste of time."
