Hossen Sohel: A Bangl-adeshi student accused of stabbing her homestay landlord while he slept told police she travelled to Australia with the sole intention of killing someone on behalf of Islamic State. The confession is contained in an explosive interview with police released to the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court yesterday, where Momena Shoma appeared, facing attempted…
AP: Another Saudi woman has turned to social media for protection from her father, just days after Canada granted refuge to Rahaf al-Qunun, the 18-year-old Saudi who fled her family. Identified only as Nojoud al-Mandeel on Twitter, her case differs from that of al-Qunun. She has not fled the kingdom, has not revealed her face…
Reuters: Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives plan to unveil another round of tax cuts this week, hoping to draw a sharp contrast between themselves and Democrats ahead of the Nov. 6 congressional elections. Republican lawmakers and strategists say a new tax debate should amplify the party’s upbeat economic message, touting a report by…
Tahsin Rahman Oshin Andrew Brandt of US firm Blue Coat discovered about a phishing scam and contacted the BBC after hearing an episode of BBC’s Radio 4’s You and Yours. He found out that the scam was associated to a ransomware called Maktub. What the malware does is: it encrypts the victim’s files, once it…
Rubya Tripty Regarding BNP motorcade attack in fani, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday at the Secretariat said, “ they fought among themselves and now trying to blame it on us”. On the other hand, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir made a statement while visiting the media personnel was injured in…
BSS Anima Rahman lives in a flat along a road in the capital’s Eskaton area. She along with his five-year daughter Tamanna and all members of her family have to suffer from acute sound pollution round-the-clock. Almost all of them are facing difficulties in hearing while in case of low voice they could not hear…
AFP: In one of the most inhospitable places on Earth, the southernmost part of Chile’s Patagonia region, scientists are studying whales, dolphins and algae in order to help predict how climate change will affect the world’s oceans. For the study, four researchers from the Austral University of Chile embarked from Punta Arenas for the remote…
Molly Fosco/OZY.com A kindergarten teacher tells her students to form a circle on the floor while she takes attendance. A stampede of 5-year-olds scrambles over, and after several minutes spent squirming and rearranging limbs, they finally manage to settle down into some semblance of a round shape. The teacher begins roll call — “Dionysus?” “Here!”…
Sejuti Mourin: A Jhalakathi court has ordered authorities to reopen a case against 6 Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel over the alleged murder attempt on student Limon Hossain seven years ago. On Apr 10, 2011, Limon’s mother Henoara Begum started the case at Jhalakati Senior Judicial Magistrate’s Court. She accused the six members of RAB-8…
Desk Report: ‘Noashal’, an immensely popular drama serial on RTV, is set to bring back one of its key stars on the screen once again. Ekushey Award-winning veteran actor ATM Shamsuzzaman, who has not been seen for more than 200 episodes, will be reprising his role on the special request of the director Mir Sabbir….