Bill Gates and Melinda French officially divorced, court document shows
The divorce between Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates, cofounders of one of the world’s largest private charitable foundations, was finalized on Monday, a court document showed.
Illegal entry: BSF hands 10 Bangladeshis over to BGB
India’s Border Security Force (BSF) handed over 10 Bangladeshis detained while entering Bangladesh illegally to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) yesterday.
Complaints of blackmail led to arrest of models
Two Dhaka courts yesterday placed models Faria Mahbub Piasha and Moriom Akter Mou on three-day remand each in two cases filed under the Narcotics Control Act.
Mitigating Waterlogging in Chattogram City: Over Tk 3,000cr spent, yet no remedy in sight
When the Executive Committee for National Economic Council (Ecnec) in August 2017 approved a Tk 7,916 crore project for Chattogram Development Board (CDA) to mitigate the waterlogging crisis, port...
Military ‘not elected by people’
Members of a shadow government set up by opponents of Myanmar’s coup yesterday condemned the country’s military ruler for taking on the role of prime minister in a caretaker government and said the...
Death toll in central China floods rises to 302
The death toll from floods in central China last month is at least 302 with dozens of people still missing, officials said yesterday, after record downpours dumped a year’s worth of rain on a city...
Indian states to resolve border row ‘amicably’
Two states in India’s north-east have agreed to resolve their differences peacefully after their long-running border dispute erupted into deadly violence last week, reports AFP.
Lockdown: A population on the move
People's movement in Dhaka has grown dramatically despite the ongoing lockdown. Even though public transport is still off the roads, the highways have been clogged with rickshaws and other...
Canada officially marks first nationwide Emancipation Day
After years of campaigning by Black legislators and community advocates, Canada on Sunday is officially marking the abolishment of slavery nearly 200 years ago in its first nationwide Emancipation...
Panda loaned to France gives birth to twins: Beauval zoo
Huan Huan, a giant panda on loan to France, gave birth to twin cubs very early yesterday, according to the Beauval zoo.
