Afrida Ahmed: The Supreme Court yesterday extended its previous order that stayed the bail granted by High Court to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in Comilla murder case, reports The Daily Star. However, the apex court asked the High Court to hear and get rid of the rule over the bail in four weeks. The case…
UNB, Gazipur A housewife was tortured to death allegedly by her husband and in-laws over dowry in Hatiyar area of the city on Friday. The deceased was identified as Sharmin Akhter, wife of Abdur Rahim, a resident of the area. Sharmin’s father Idris Ali said Rahim the husband and in-laws of his daughter used to…
P Prabakaran/UNICEF Last year, Nhaveen, a 17-year-old boy, was beaten by a gang of boys in an empty field. They thought he was too effeminate and wanted him to “man up.” After, Nhaveen fell into a coma and never woke up. Bullying is an issue that is close to my heart. I grew up just…
Sayeed Muhammad: At least 24 people, including civilians and a journalist, have died being victim to a deadly gun attack in an Iranian military parade in the south-western city of Ahvaz. The incident also left more than 50 people injured, BBC reports quoting Iranian state media say, adding, the gunmen opened fire from a park…
DOT Desk: The overabundance of fast fashion — readily available, inexpensively made clothing — has created an environmental and social justice crisis, a study claims, reports The Daily Sun. Globally, 80 billion pieces of new clothing are purchased each year, translating to USD 1.2 trillion annually for the fashion industry, according to the study published…
Hossen Sohel: Instag-ram yesterday said co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger have resigned as chief executive officer and chief technical officer of the photo-sharing app owned by Facebook Inc, giving scant explanation for the move, reports Reuters. The departures at Facebook’s fastest-growing revenue generator come just months after the exit of Jan Koum, co-founder of…
Banglanews24 Bangladesh national team former skipper Mohammad Ashraful is all set to return to BPL as Chittagong Vikings has recruited him for the 2019 edition of the franchise-based T20 tournament. Chittagong Vikings took Ashraful under category-B during the Bangladesh Premier League players’ draft at Radisson hotel Sunday (Oct 28). Sikandar Raza, Luke Ronchi, Mushfiqur Rahim,…
ThriveGlobal Let your partners talk about themselves:A study by several Harvard researchers found that talking about yourself is a pleasure akin to eating. As in, people love it. Study participants went as far as to give up money for the opportunity to talk about themselves. What this means is that letting people talk about themselves…