In a rare incident, Justice Naima Haider yesterday took 18-month-old Angshuman Dey in her lap and fed it chocolate to stop the child from crying. Angshuman is too small to understand court proceedings. But the child was in court due to a quarrel between his mother and maternal aunt. Both want custody…

Scientists have compiled a record of snowfall in Antarctica going back 200 years, reports BBC from Austria. The study shows there has been a significant…

The BJP yesterday dubbed the Congress party's day-long fast against the Centre a "farce", with one saffron party leader alleging that some Congress leaders feasted even as they asked other members to go hungry, reports The Times of India from New Delhi. The Congress responded saying some…

Pro-BNP doctors yesterday alleged that their leader Khaleda Zia's physical problems cannot be diagnosed with some 'simple medical tests' conducted as per the prescription of the medical board formed by the government, reports UNB. They also demanded the government immediately release her…

An accused in a case filed in connection with the rape of an eight-year-old girl was killed in a reported gunfight with members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) at Kholadanga Mandalgati in Sadar upazila early yesterday. The deceased was identified as Alamin alias Babu, 25, the son of the late Abu…

The government plans to impose tax on income of social media sites, Facebook, YouTube and Google, in the upcoming budget of 2018-2019, reports BSS. "We are going to impose tax on Facebook, You Tube and Google. Every where they pay tax, but they don't pay any tax in this country," Finance…

The Digital Security Act, 2018 bill was placed yesterday in the Jatiya Sangsad with a view to check the cyber crime and to ensure the digital security for the state as well as the nation, reports BSS. Post Telecommunication and Information Technology Minister Mostafa Jabbar placed the bill in the house…