Model-turned-actress Kabir Tithi has recently gone through a cyber dilemma. According to her claim, she has been blackmailed by ‘sexting’ in social media platform imo.  Tithi alleged that cyber-criminals are trying to blackmail her by making a fake imo ID using her name.  “The criminals first make my fake ID. Then they use my ID to chat with another fake ID. And finally…

Marking the 45 years of Japan-Bangladesh friendship, a discussion meeting and a cultural function has been arranged by Non-Resident Bangladeshi in Japan (NRB Japan), an organization for expatriate Bangladeshis in Japan, at 6:00 pm (local time) on 22nd May, 2016 (Sunday) at the Kita-Ku Hall in Tokyo, Japan. The cultural function will be adorned by the singers and artists from both Bangladesh and Japan.…

A 6.7 magnitude earthquake has struck Ecuador, the US Geological Survey reports. The country has been recently hit by a series of devastating quakes that killed dozens of people. The quake took place 34km from the town of Rosa Zarate and 36km from the town of Muisne, which already suffered from previous tremors. According to the USGS, the quake was at a depth of 10km.

The social media users in Bangladeshi, especially Facebook, are joining hands to protest the incident of humiliation of a school teacher in Narayanganj who was recently publicly humiliated in presence of an MP. The Facebook users posted photos of them holding their ears with the caption “sorry sir” on social media platforms to express their solidarity with the teacher who had been made…

Temperatures could nudge 45 to 47 degrees Celsius in large swathes of north and northwest India for the rest of the week, the weather office has forecast, before conditions ease slightly with the onset of monsoon down south.   The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issued “heat wave to severe heat wave” warnings for parts of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh…

Nearly one in five suicide bombers used by Islamist terror group Boko Haram is a child with more than half of them being girls, according to a UN report.   The number of children used by Boko Haram as suicide bombers has risen tenfold in one year and more than 75% of them are girls, according to UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).   It said 44 children were involved…

Donald Trump, who defeated 16 top political leaders of his party to become the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, said he is fighting for survival.   “I mean, I view myself as a person that, like everybody else, is fighting for survival. That’s all I view myself as,” Trump told the Fox News.   “I really view myself now as somewhat of a messenger,”…

Law Minister Anisul Huq on Monday said public humiliation of a teacher is “a punishable offence.”   Earlier, a headmaster of a school in Narayanganj was beaten up by a mob and made to do sit-ups holding his ears in the presence of local Jatiya Party lawmaker AKM Selim Osman last Friday.   Allegations against him were that he demeaned the religion of Islam.   The incident,…

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said that it is completely a symptom of political bankruptcy for BNP as they hold a meeting with the Israeli secret service agency for ousting the government.   “BNP has resorted to a secret-attack strategy to topple the government having failed to survive the political tactics of Sheikh Hasina. Their activities have put their…

Disaster Management and Relief Ministry on Tuesday has asked the authorities concerned to demolish a total of 110 buildings in the capital which have been found to be ‘very risky’ in terms of earthquake resilience.   Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) Director General Brig Gen Ali Ahmed said the decision was taken at a recent meeting held at the ministry. Ali Ahmed said this while…