TIB urges for congenial atmosphere for free media

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) urges the government and other stakeholders to create a congenial atmosphere where media can play their role freely and impartially.
2 May 2015, 15:43 PM

JU computer science teachers resign en masse

Teachers of computer science and engineering department of Jahangirnagar University submit a mass resignation protesting a syndicate decision that ordered the environmental science department to move into its building.
2 May 2015, 10:12 AM

6 Baltimore cops to face criminal charges in Freddie Gray case

Baltimore's top prosecutor says she plans to file criminal charges against six officers in the case of Freddie Gray who died in police custody.
1 May 2015, 16:07 PM

BSF kills Bangladeshi in Dinajpur border

Indian Border Security force (BSF) shoots down a Bangladeshi at Birail upazila of Dinajpur.
1 May 2015, 09:54 AM

Banker commits 'suicide'

A banker allegedly committed suicide at his house in Sahibagh area of Srimangal upazila town yesterday morning.
29 April 2015, 18:00 PM

American Airlines planes grounded by iPad app error

A faulty app caused American Airlines to ground dozens of its jets.
29 April 2015, 14:20 PM

Bangladesh aid flight for Nepal victims suspended

Authorities have cancelled today’s flight that was scheduled to depart Dhaka with aid for Nepal victims as the plane did not receive landing clearance at Tribhuban International Airport in Kathmandu.
29 April 2015, 09:58 AM

Baltimore declares state of emergency

The US city of Baltimore declares a state of emergency amid violent protests over the death of a black man fatally injured in police custody.
28 April 2015, 05:30 AM

Free medical treatment

Jamuna Bank Foundation arranged free medical treatment for patients with eye, diabetes, gynaecology and general problems at Utrail ML
27 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Russians ‘accessed Obama’s emails’

Russian hackers who gained access to the White House computer system last year are able to read President Obama's unclassified emails, the New York Times has reported.
26 April 2015, 05:38 AM

Baltimore protest turns violent

More than 1,000 protesters march in Baltimore over the death of a black man in police custody a week ago.
26 April 2015, 04:54 AM

Family of black Ferguson teen sue city

The family of Michael Brown, a black 18-year-old killed in Ferguson last summer by a white police officer, will file a wrongful death lawsuit against the city, attorneys for the family.
23 April 2015, 06:48 AM

Puerto Rico warn government shutdown imminent

Puerto Rico's top finance officials says the government of the US territory will likely shutdown in three months because of a looming liquidity crisis and warned of a devastating impact on the island's economy.
23 April 2015, 06:13 AM

Boston parents say no death penalty

The parents of youngest victim in the Boston marathon bombing has called on federal authorities to drop the death penalty as a possible punishment for bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
18 April 2015, 07:09 AM

Killings of African Americans in US on the rise

Deaths of African Americans in US in the hands of police has taken a sharp rise in recent months.
16 April 2015, 09:23 AM

Capitol lockdown ends after man shoots himself

A temporary security lockdown at the US Capitol comes to an end after a man shot himself dead in front of the complex on Saturday, police said.
12 April 2015, 05:01 AM

Obama, Raul head toward historic talks

US President Barack Obama and Cuba's Raul Castro will break bread with other Americas leaders at a historic summit yesterday, a
10 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Mother gets 20yrs for killing son

A US woman has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for making her five-year-old son sick and eventually killing him to gain online attention.
9 April 2015, 05:17 AM

Lights go out in Washington, DC

A power line breaks loose at an electrical substation near Washington, briefly dimming the White House, emptying museums and cutting electricity to government buildings and the US Capitol for hours.
8 April 2015, 05:01 AM

Death row man freed after 30 years

An Alabama man is freed after spending nearly 30 years on death row.
4 April 2015, 05:04 AM