Ousted execs sue Twitter for job-related legal bills . Three top Twitter executives who were sacked by Elon Musk last year when he took over the social media company filed suit on Monday, seeking to be reimbursed for costs of litigation, investigations and congressional inquiries related to their former jobs. Ex-CEO Parag Agrawal, along with […]

Strengthening school-based disaster management preparedness stressed . Institutionalisation of school-based disaster management and early preparedness can reduce risks of natural disasters, losses of lives and properties in the educational institutions as well as local communities.The observation came today at the concluding function of a two-day training workshop for students titled ‘Disaster Drilling for Junior High […]

Avalanche kills four in France, two missing. An avalanche on Sunday near Mont Blanc in southeastern France swept four people to their deaths and left two more missing, the officials said.Among the dead were two mountain guides caught by the snow tumbling down the Armancette glacier, the prefecture for the Haute-Savoie department said. Avalanche kills […]

Silk shopping gains momentum in Rajshahi. On the eve of holy Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the largest religious festivals for the Muslims, shopping in the silk shops and showrooms has gained momentum.The fashion passionate people use silk wear during Eid festival in this region which is famous for quality silk production. Silk fabrics, weaved and designed […]

Maize harvest progressing fast in Gaibandha. Harvest of maize, one of the cash and branding crops of the district, is progressing fast in all the seven upazilas of the district amid much enthusiasm among the farmers.Locals’ sources said, a few years ago, farming of maize was not popular to the farmers of the district. Later, […]

Mitu murder case trial begins . A Chattogram court today started the trial of seven suspects, including former Superintendent of Police (SP) Babul Akter, in a much talked of his wife Mahmuda Akter Mitu murder case in 2016.The court of Chattogram Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court-3 Md Jashim Uddin started the trial after testifying to […]

Terrorist attacks kill 44 in Burkina Faso: governor. Forty-four civilians have been killed by “armed terrorist groups” in two villages in northeastern Burkina Faso, near the Niger border, a regional governor said Saturday.The provisional toll of “this despicable and barbaric attack” which targeted the villages of Kourakou and Tondobi in northeast Burkina Faso overnight Thursday […]

Building collapses in centre of Marseille: French police . A building in the southern French port city of Marseille collapsed, police told AFP early Sunday, though it was unclear whether there were any victims.The streets around the building, located in the central La Plaine district, were cordoned off and choked with dust, with many emergency […]