One of the most shocking and saddening incidents of 2016 was the murder of Mahmuda Khanam Mitu, 32, wife of Babul Akter, former superintendent of police (SP) of Chittagong, on June 5. Mitu, a homemaker, was stabbed and shot dead near her home at GEC Circle in Chittagong by a group of bikers when she…

Fill-in batsman Neil Broom and skipper Kane Williamson produced a match-winning 179-run stand for New Zealand to crush Bangladesh in their final one-day match in Nelson yesterday, reports AFP from Nelson (New Zealand). Williamson was left unbeaten on 95 while Broom fell just before the close for 97…

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) may go in for a new course of action if it is denied permission to hold rallies and processions in the country to mark the third anniversary of the January 5, 2014 general elections, said party leaders. The party believes that good sense would prevail in the government…

Ninety-three journalists and media staff were killed around the world in the course of their work in 2016, with Iraq and Afghanistan the deadliest countries, the International Federation of Journalists said on Friday. The IFJ said the figure, 19 less than in 2015, was for journalists killed in targeted…

The UN Security Council has unanimously endorsed a ceasefire deal in Syria led by Turkey and Russia, as well as plans for fresh peace talks next month, reports BBC. The resolution, drafted by Russia, also calls for rapid access for humanitarian aid to be delivered across the country. The ceasefire,…