Felicity Huffman gets 14 days in prison
AFP, Boston :Actress Felicity Huffman was sentenced Friday to 14 days in prison for paying to rig her daughter’s university entrance exams, a narrow victory...
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HK activist Joshua seeks Trump, US Congress support
AFP, New York :Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong urged US President Donald Trump on Friday (Sept 13) to include a “human rights clause” in any...
Mall brawls and street fights as H K polarisation deepens
AFP, Hong Kong :Fights erupted in Hong Kong on Saturday with political rivals trading blows in a mall and Beijing supporters using Chinese flags to...
JCD Council postponed for leadership crisis : Quader
UNB, Dhaka :Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Saturday said the council of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) was postponed due to crisis in leadership...
Scientists discover oldest ancestor of spider, scorpion
UNB, Nanjing :An international joint research found a new species called Mollisonia plenovenatrix, which is believed to be the oldest chelicerate.The discovery places the origin...
Wild elephant kills man in C’Bazar
UNB, Cox’s Bazar :A wild elephant trampled a man to death at Purbo Bhutiapara in Sadar upazila here early Friday.The deceased was identified as Nazir...
‘Body farm’ scientists find corpses move
AFP :An Australian scientist has proved that human bodies move around significantly for more than a year after death, in findings that could have implications...
2 Indians held with $29,600
UNB, Benapole :The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested two Indians with $29,600 from the port area on Thursday.BGB-49 Commanding Officer Lt Col Selim Reza said...
RMG worker beaten to death by husband
UNB, Savar :A female garment worker who was beaten by her husband on Thursday died at a hospital in the municipality area here on Friday...
Event cancellations mount in protest-wracked HK
AFP :One of Hong Kong’s most prestigious sporting tournaments on Friday became the latest victim of the huge protests convulsing the city as a growing...
Navy rescues 14 sailors
UNB, Chattogram :Bangladesh Navy rescued 14 sailors after a cargo ship sank in the Bay of Bengal near Payra Fairway Boya on Friday morning.The cargo...