UN experts condemn recent killings of bloggers in Bangladesh

Condemning recent killings of bloggers in Bangladesh, UN human rights experts warn that it is an alarming signal of deterioration of the space for freedom of expression.
13 May 2015, 17:26 PM

Philadelphia train crash: Amtrak rail accident kills six

A passenger train derails in Philadelphia, killing at least six people and injuring more than 140 others, officials in the US city say.
13 May 2015, 05:56 AM

Rescued trafficked Bangladeshis quizzed, to return home ‘soon’

The Bangladeshis rescued off the Indonesian coast yesterday are taken in for questioning by Malaysian authorities, local authorities say.
12 May 2015, 11:03 AM

3 human traffickers held in Ctg

Police arrests three suspected human traffickers and seized 32 fake passports from their possession in Halishahar area of Chittagong.
12 May 2015, 05:56 AM

Storm kills 3, damages over 500 houses in four districts

At least three people were killed and 51 others injured as a nor'wester lashed different upazilas of Pabna, Manikganj, Bandarban and Bhola districts yesterday.
11 May 2015, 18:00 PM

US rights record in UN spotlight

The United Nations will on Monday review the US rights record, with police brutality and racism, mass surveillance and the legacy of
10 May 2015, 18:12 PM

Colombia police recover Garcia Marquez first edition

Police in Colombia say they have recovered a signed first edition copy of the novel, One Hundred Years of Solitude, by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
9 May 2015, 10:41 AM

Ebola 'lives in eye of survivor'

The Ebola virus has been detected in the eye of a US doctor who had already recovered from the illness.
8 May 2015, 15:41 PM

Ivory Coast boy smuggled to Spain inside suitcase

An eight-year-old boy has been smuggled to Spain from Morocco inside a suitcase, Spanish police say.
8 May 2015, 13:00 PM

Lightning kills 5 in Mymensingh

Five people were killed and at least six others injured by lightning in different upazilas of Mymensingh yesterday.
7 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Discovering Moheshkhali through students' art

In the dry spring months Moheshkhali Island's Ghortibanga Bazar appears as a desert outpost, a film set from a western genre movie. It
7 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Schoolgirl raped in Manikganj

A schoolgirl was raped allegedly by her house tutor at Jhukuria village in Sadar upazila yesterday.
7 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Highway robberies on rise in southwestern region

Robberies on roads and highways have increased in the southwestern region, making journeys dangerous for the commuters.
7 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Mexico rescues more than 100 kidnapped migrants

Police in Mexico rescues more than 100 migrants kidnapped by a human trafficking gang near the capital.
7 May 2015, 15:17 PM

Land disputes leave two dead, 15 hurt in two dists

Two people were killed and 15 others injured over land disputes in Godagari upazila of Rajshahi and Kalmakanda upazila of Netrokona districts yesterday and the day before.
6 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Bodies of 2 sisters found in Moulvibazar

Police recovered the bodies of two sisters from a pond at Kulaura upazila of Moulvibazar.
6 May 2015, 04:52 AM

Four to walk gallows for murder in Joypurhat

A Joypurhat court yesterday sentenced four people to death for killing a Swechchhasebak League leader in Sadar upazila in 2005.
5 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Man sues Florida hospital after his leg found in the garbage

A south Florida man is suing a hospital for emotional distress, saying his leg was amputated and thrown in the garbage with his name tag still on it.
5 May 2015, 13:10 PM

Iowa governor declares state of emergency due to bird flu outbreak

Iowa Governor Terry Branstad declares a state of emergency due to a rapidly expanding avian flu outbreak, saying the entire state was at risk from the spread of the disease.
3 May 2015, 05:08 AM

Firearm seized in Thakurgaon, youth held

Police arrested a young man with a revolver at Bangaon village in Ranishankoil upazila on Thursday.
2 May 2015, 18:00 PM