Two activists of the ruling Awaim League were hacked and shot to death by unidentified people at Rajibpur village  under Sadar upazila of Laxmipur district early yesterday. The deceased were identified as Syed Hossain Manik, 43, son of late Sekandar Mia and Kamrul Islam, 40, son of Shamsul Karim,…

A state in western India said yesterday it will reserve 10 percent of government jobs and university spots for people whose income falls below a certain threshold after deadly caste protests last yea. India sets aside a proportion of official positions and post-secondary places for its lower castes…

The ruling Awami League-led 14-party alliance will arrange two rallies—one in Dhaka and the other in Rajshahi— in the first half of May protesting what it says the anti-state conspiracy of the BNP-Jamaat clique and demanding quick execution of the war crimes verdicts, reports UNB. The rally…

Raucous crowds of protesters took to the streets in California as Donald Trump brought his Republican presidential campaign to conservative Orange County after sweeping the Northeast GOP primarie, reports AP from Costa Mesa. Dozens of protesters were mostly peaceful Thursday as Trump gave his speech…

A helicopter carrying North Sea oil workers crashed off the coast of southwest Norway on Friday, killing all 13 people on board, rescue services said, reports AFP. The Super Puma chopper went down around midday in the archipelago off the coast of Bergen, Norway's second-biggest city. Rescue services…