Global markets end 2019 with healthy gains
Stock markets overcame US-China trade tensions and Brexit uncertainty to post healthy gains in 2019. In London, the FTSE 100's trad...
Collapsed tunnel kills 4 in north China
Four people have been confirmed dead and two others are still trapped as of Tuesday morning after a tunnel under construction collaps...
Sydney mayor defends New Year's fireworks despite protests
Sydney's Lord Mayor has defended the plan to press ahead with the city's New Year's Eve fireworks display despite calls f...
UK approves £4bn US takeover of defence company Cobham
The government has approved a US private equity firm's takeover of UK defence and aerospace company Cobham, reports BBC. Advent I...
Month-long DITF-2020 begins on Wednesday
The 25th Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF- 2020) begins today (Wednesday) at Sher-E-Bangla Nagar, adjacent to Bangabandhu Intern...
Turkey detains 5 IS suspects planning New Year attacks
Police have detained five suspected Islamic State militants who were allegedly planning to carry out attacks in the Turkish capital o...
Death toll from Philippines typhoon hits 50
The number of people killed by a powerful storm that pummeled the central Philippines over Christmas has risen to 50, authorities said T...
Australia and NZ fireworks set off new decade
Sydney has welcomed in 2020 with a bang, despite calls for it to cancel its fireworks display as Australia's bushfire crisis con...
Iran blasts 'audacity' of US to blame it for Iraq violence
Tehran hit out Tuesday at the "audacity" of Washington to blame it for violent anti-US demonstrations in Iraq, warning the ...
US denies North Korean nuclear talks failed
The US has denied that its day of nuclear talks with North Korea ended in failure, insisting that "good discussions" were ha...
US Baghdad embassy attacked by protesters angry at air strikes
Protesters angered by recent US air strikes targeting an Iranian-backed Iraqi militia have attacked the American embassy compound in B...
Australia fires: More than 200 homes burn down on coast
More than 200 homes have burned down in deadly bushfires racing along the Australian coast. At least 43 homes were destroyed in East G...
Australia fires: Military to be deployed to help rescue effort
Australian military aircraft and vessels will be deployed to help emergency services in the fire-ravaged states of New South Wales (N...
CRAB gets new committee
The Crime Reporters’ Association of Bangladesh (CRAB) on Tuesday got its new committee with Abul Khayer of Dainik Ittefaq as presiden...
Bangladesh also hit global headlines with good news in 2019
There is a say in journalism that ‘bad news is good news’. Not always, anyway. Bangladesh hogged headlines for many good reasons in t...
Rape victims double in one year
Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) Executive Director Sheepa Hafiza, its senior Deputy Director Nina Goswami and senior coordinator Abu Ahmed F...
Children to be groomed with modern edn
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina sharing a lighter moment with children at Gono Bhaban premises yesterday, after giving away textbooks amo...
Dhaka to Ctg in one hour!
Tuhin Shubhra Adhikary How long does it take to get from Dhaka to Chittagong by train? Around six hours, one would say. Yo...
Girls do it again
Mohiuddin Alamgir Girls have done better than boys in the two biggest public examinations -- Primary Education Completion ...
UK govt apologizes after accidentally posting addresses of UK New Year's Honours recipients online
British singer-songwriter Elton John, pictured in June, has been awarded the Companion of Honour for services to music and charity. ...
McDonald's employees assist woman who mouths 'help me' in the drive thru
(CNN) When a woman walked up to the counter of a McDonald's in Lodi, California, the employees likely expected her to order a Big...
A ghost ship with seven bodies on board washed up on Japan's shore
(CNN) Seven bodies were found on the remnants of a wooden boat which has washed onto the shores of the Japanese island Sado, Japanese publ...
What's 12-feet long, almost a thousand pounds and is hanging out near South Florida? Ironbound, the great white shark
(CNN) Tourists and snowbirds aren't the only ones spending the holidays around South Florida. A 12-foot, 4-inch long great white ...
British woman found guilty of lying about gang rape in Cyprus resort town
A British teenager, accused of falsely claiming she was raped, arrives at court in Cyprus. (CNN) A British woman has been found g...
Moroccan journalist faces a year in prison over tweet about judge
Some Moroccans have taken to the streets over the last several days in support of Omar Radi, a Moroccan journalist detained over a twe...
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