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Can technology help more sexual assault survivors in South Sudan?

Dhaka, March 16 -- raped while collecting firewood, a 28-year-old woman in South Sudan struggled to find medical assistance. Some clinics were closed, others turned her away, and she lacked the money ... Read More


Reforms won't work without change in political culture: Amir Khasru

Chattogram, March 15 -- BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury has commented that no reform will work unless there is a change in the country's political culture. He made these re... Read More


Vitamin A Plus campaign kicks off; 2.26 crore children to get capsules

, March 15 -- Around 2.26 crore children aged 6-59 months will receive Vitamin A Plus capsules across the country on Saturday. As part of the countrywide campaign, children aged 6-11 months will be p... Read More


Farhad Mazhar says interim govt was 'elected,' brands 1972 constitution as Pakistani

Jashore, March 15 -- Poet, philosopher, and political thinker Farhad Mazhar claimed on Saturday that the current government is an elected one, and that the 1972 Constitution of Bangladesh is, in fact,... Read More


Driverless 'Bus of the Future' tested in Barcelona

, March 15 -- Commuters in central Barcelona have had the opportunity to ride a bus free of charge this week-but with one notable difference: there's no driver behind the wheel. The autonomous mini-b... Read More


Trade through Hili land port suspended for Holi festival in India

, March 15 -- import between Bangladesh and India through the Hili land port in Dinajpur district has been suspended on the occasion of Holi festival. Shahinur Islam, general secretary of Customs Age... Read More


Prime accused in Magura child rape case gives confessional statement

Magura, March 15 -- Hitu Sheikh, the prime accused in the rape and murder of eight-year-old Asiya, gave a confessional statement in court on Saturday. Fearing public outrage or the possibility of the... Read More


Talks of Canada becoming 51st US state is 'crazy': New PM Carney

, March 15 -- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney dismissed as "crazy" a recent remark by a senior U.S. official suggesting Canada should become the 51st state. Speaking to reporters after his sweari... Read More


Notorious criminal Ezaz becomes latest to die in police custody

Dhaka, March 15 -- Hejaz Bin Alam alias Ezaz, (34) a well-known name in Dhaka's criminal underworld, passed away on Saturday evening while undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH)... Read More


'Top Terror' Ezaz dies in DB custody

Dhaka, March 15 -- Hejaz Bin Alam alias Ezaz, (34) a " top terror" passed away on Saturday evening while undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) under the custody of Detective Br... Read More