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Bangladeshi to die in Kuwait for killing friend

Dhaka, Nov. 5 -- A Bangladeshi man has been sentenced to death in Kuwait for killing a friend following a dispute over the publication of his wife's private photographs on Facebook and the friend's re... Read More


5 to die for Manikganj triple murder

Dhaka, Nov. 5 -- A Manikganj court has sentenced five people to death in a triple murder case in Singair. At the same time, eight other suspects were sentenced to life in prison and seven others to va... Read More


A voter revolt puts Trump era on notice

Dhaka, Nov. 5 -- Donald Trump asked Americans to treat the midterm elections as a verdict on his presidency. He repeated the invitation dozens of times, urging voters to imagine that his name was on t... Read More


Mongla Port will become economic hub: PM

Dhaka, Nov. 5 -- Prime Minister Tarique has said modernising Mongla Port will turn it into a potential economic hub for southwestern Bangladesh, expanding trade, investment and employment opportunitie... Read More


Measles vaccine delays under probe

Dhaka, Nov. 5 -- The government has formed a three-member commission to investigate the interim administration's responsibility for delays, irregularities and failures in procuring and distributing me... Read More


Iran war in focus as Trump suffers midterm debacle

Dhaka, Nov. 5 -- Congressional elections in the middle of a president's four-year term often produce negative results for the White House. But what the voters in the United States delivered on Nov 3 w... Read More


Journalist Iqbal Sobhan 'arrested', Rajib Ghosh freed

Dhaka, Nov. 5 -- Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury, a journalist and former information advisor to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, has been placed under arrest formally in a case linked to the Anti-discrimi... Read More


Journalist Iqbal Sobhan faces July murder charges

Dhaka, Nov. 5 -- Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury, a journalist and former information advisor to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, has been placed under arrest formally in a case over murder linked to the A... Read More


Chasing fall colours on the vintage train at Lehigh Gorge

Dhaka, Nov. 5 -- Nature reveals one of its most colourful and enchanting faces during fall. As winter approaches, the trees shed their familiar green coats and dress themselves in shades of crimson, d... Read More


'Fleabag' creator offers London flat to aspiring writers

Dhaka, Nov. 5 -- "Fleabag" creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge is offering a rent-free London flat to emerging writers who cannot afford accommodation in the British capital. The 41-year-old actor and write... Read More