BOGRA RAPE Court orders Tufan, Rumki to be interrogated at jail gate
A Bogra court on Sunday ordered investigators to interrogate Bogra town unit Awami Shramik League suspended convener Tufan Sarkar and Bogra municipality ward councillor Marzia Hasan Rumki at jail gate over the rape of a college girl and torturing the girl and her mother.
Gas supply off for 10 hours in Mirpur today
Gas supply will remain suspended Monday for 10 hours in the city's Mirpur and adjoining areas due to relocation of gas pipelines to facilitate construction of Mass Rapid Transit Development under the Dhaka Metro Rail Project.
North and South Korean top diplomats speak in Manila, South Korean media reports
Manila, Philippines (CNN)The foreign ministers of North Korea and South Korea spoke face-to-face at a gala in Manila Sunday night, according to South Korean media reports.
Strong reaction in New Hampshire to Trump's 'drug-infested den' remarks
Manchester, New Hampshire (CNN)Was it "really disgusting" or "right on the mark"? Those show the range of reactions in New Hampshire to President Donald Trump's characterization of the state as a "drug-infested den" while speaking to Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto in January.
Storm at Google over engineer's anti-diversity manifesto
Google executives have responded to a 3,300-word manifesto written by one of its male engineers that argues women aren't suited for tech jobs for "biological" reasons.
Venezuela quells 'paramilitary' attack at base; 2 dead
CARACAS, Venezuela (CNN)Venezuela remained a powder keg on Sunday as authorities said they had quelled an anti-government paramilitary attack at a military base that led to the deaths of two people, and the country's attorney general defied her ouster by the newly elected National Constituent Assembly.
Jeremy Clarkson hospitalized with pneumonia
(CNN)British television personality Jeremy Clarkson is being treated for pneumonia after being admitted to a hospital in Spain. A spokesperson for Clarkson's Amazon Prime show, "The Grand Tour" said in a written statement that Clarkson "was admitted to hospital on Friday morning during a family holiday in Spain."
Govt gets two weeks more to publish judges' discipline rules
The Supreme Court on Sunday gave the government two weeks more to publish the gazette notification on the rules determining discipline and conduct of lower court judges. The six-member bench of the Appellate Division, led by chief justice Surendra Kumar Sinha,
25kg gold seized at Shahjalal airport
Customs officials held a man with 25 kilograms of gold from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Saturday night. Assistant commissioner of Customs Intelligence Ehsanul Kabir said Jamil, the arrestee, came to Dhaka from Singapore around 10:30pm.
Ethnic minorities now passing toughest time: Santu
Adivasi Forum president Jyotirindra Bodhipriya Larma, known as Santu Larma, on Saturday said that ethnic minorities of the country were now going through the toughest time amid repeated attacks and land grabbing as they lacked constitutional recognition.
