Mandela, anti-apartheid icon, mourned world over
In nearly seven decades spent fighting for freedom and equality, Nelson Mandela inspired and challenged the world to stand up for others. As word of Mandela’s death spread, current and former...
View Article52 killed in Yemen suicide blast
Militants stormed the Defence Ministry in the heart of Yemen’s capital Thursday, killing 52 people, including at least seven foreigners, in a suicide car bombing and assault by gunmen. The brazen,...
View ArticleMandela’s struggle was personal inspiration: Obama
America’s first black president, Barack Obama, hailed Nelson Mandela on Thursday as a source of personal inspiration whose struggle against racism in South Africa jump-started his own involvement in...
View ArticlePresident mourns death of Mandela
President Abdul Hamid on Friday expressed deep shock at the death of South Africa’s first black president and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela. In a message of condolence, Abdul Hamid termed him a...
View Article65-km tailback in Comilla
Hundreds of passengers remain stuck for hours in a 65-kilometre tailback on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Comilla today. The long tailback stretching from Sadar (South) upazila to Daudkandi upazila was...
View ArticleMajor events in the life of Nelson Mandela
July 18, 1918 – Born to Hendry Mphakanyiswa, a Thembu chief, and Nosekeni Qunu in the Umtata district of the Transkei, at a time when virtually all of Africa was under European colonial rule. 1940 –...
View ArticleJP in talks with govt: Ruhul Amin
Jatiya party is holding discussions with the government over taking part in the next general elections, Ruhul Amin Hawlader, secretary general of the party, said today. “We can hold talks with the...
View ArticleMalala awarded 2013 UN HR prize
Malala Yousafzai, a well-known Pakistani student activist and an anti-slavery campaigner, from Mauritania are among the winners of the 2013 United Nations Human Rights Prize, it was announced today....
View ArticleArgentines teach tango inside mental hospital
You can hear the “All of us are crazy for tango” program before you can see it: Just follow the orchestra’s plaintive chords through the labyrinthine passageways of the Hospital Borda. There, in a...
View ArticleLalmonirhat night train service suspended indefinitely
Railway authorities have suspended night-time train services on four routes under Lalmonirhat railway division of West Zone for an indefinite period since Thursday night to avoid sabotage on train in...
View ArticleUkraine leader set to return amid protest crisis
Ukraine’s embattled President Viktor Yanukovych was expected to return home yesterday after a trip to China as his government seeks to quell the biggest protests since the 2004 Orange Revolution....
View ArticleSuicide bomber kills five outside Syria militia HQ
A suicide bomber blew up a vehicle outside a pro-government militia headquarters in northeastern Syria, killing at least five people on Friday, a monitoring group said. Another 10 people were wounded...
View ArticleUS seeks to reassure wary Gulf allies over Iran deal
Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel holds talks in Bahrain yesterday to reassure anxious Gulf allies that the US military will maintain a robust regional presence despite a nuclear deal with Iran. Defense...
View ArticleAustralia will still spy on Indonesia: PM
Australia will not halt collecting intelligence on Indonesia but would work towards becoming its trusted partner, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Friday in the wake of damaging espionage allegations....
View ArticleEC validates 847 runners
After scrutiny, the Election Commission has validated the candidature of 847 lawmaker aspirants of the 10th parliamentary polls. It cancelled the nominations of 260 candidates, including those of all...
View ArticleParents’ choice
Classic cartoons Tom and Jerry and Scooby Doo have been named the TV programmes that parents secretly most like to switch channels to watch. The nostalgic favourites — alongside Postman Pat and Fireman...
View ArticleMugger killed in ‘shootout’
An alleged mugger was killed in a “shootout” between his cohorts and members of Rapid Action Battalion in the capital’s Boro Moghbazar early yesterday. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Shafique,...
View ArticleMan shot dead for toll in Mirpur
Extortionists shot a trader dead at Mirpur in the capital yesterday evening. Qamruzzaman Sumon, 30, was declared dead around 9:00pm when he was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital. The brother of...
View ArticleTalk, end crisis
Eminent citizens have called upon the political leaders to reach a consensus through dialogue and stop the ongoing violence. “We do not give our mandates to political parties so that they could play...
View ArticleNo appointment with president, army chief
Key UN official Oscar Fernández-Taranco arrived in Dhaka yesterday on a four-day whirlwind visit to hold talks with political leaders to figure out a mutually acceptable formula to holding an...
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