Durga Puja ends with immersion of goddess Durga
Tens of thousands of Hindus in colourful attires took to the streets beating drums and chanting mantras as five days of revelry and celebration ended on Friday with immersion of goddess Durga in rivers and water bodies across the country.
Ayub Bachchu passes away
Bangladesh's band music legend Ayub Bachchu died at Square Hosptial in Dhaka on Thursday. He died around 10:00am, said the hospital authorities.
A high-ranking Saudi officer with ties to the crown prince oversaw journalist's deadly interrogation, sources say
A Saudi mission to interrogate and possibly abduct journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul was organized by a high-ranking officer with the General Intelligence Presidency, Saudi Arabia's main intelligence service, three sources familiar with the case told CNN.
China admits to locking up Uyghurs, but defends Xinjiang crackdown
China has fiercely defended an escalating crackdown in the far western province of Xinjiang as necessary for security, claiming inmates of "re-education camps" are happier following their imprisonment.
Zia Charitable Trust case verdict October 29
The Dhaka Special Judge’s Court 5 on Tuesday posted for October 29 the pronouncement of verdict in Zia Charitable Trust without hearing defence arguments for jailed Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia and three others.
AL far from food security pledge
Ruling Awami League did little to fulfill its much trumpeted election promise of achieving national food security though the its 2nd straight term in power ends after three months.
Saudis preparing to admit Jamal Khashoggi died during interrogation, sources say
The Saudis are preparing a report that will acknowledge that Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi's death was the result of an interrogation that went wrong, one that was intended to lead to his abduction from Turkey, according to two sources.
Why you're seeing more of Japan's military
When tanks rolled and troops marched at a Japanese military base on Sunday, it was just the latest display in what analysts say is a campaign by Tokyo to increase the profile of its Self-Defense Forces.
B Chy refuses Zafrullah’s request to join Jatiya Oikya Front
Bikalpadhara Bangladesh president AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury turned down Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder and newly floated Jatiya Oikya Front leader Zafrullah Chowdhury’s request to join the front as the later met B Chowdhury in his Baridhara house in Dhaka on Monday night.
Cabinet nods to bills on broadcast, mass-media employees
The cabinet on Monday endorsed the Broadcasting Bill proposing restrictions on the transmission of programmes, news or advertisements ‘harmful to the country’s history and image, public interest or law and order’ by television and radio networks or online media.
