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Eleven-year-old domestic help Joba Akhtar, who on Friday suffered severe burns inside a city flat, died at a hospital yesterday, leaving

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A man and a woman from two different countries can make a happy family if they respect each other's culture and values.

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Two Turkish fishermen rescued and resuscitated a Syrian toddler they luckily found floating unconscious in the Aegean Sea.

Weekends are usually a fairly hectic time in Lionel Messi's house, as the family patriarch stars for Barcelona.

The first clinical trial injecting foetal stem cells into babies still in the womb has been announced.

The estate of Jimi Hendrix is suing a Tucson man for a guitar once owned by the legendary guitarist.

Australia wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has retired from Test cricket.

Have you ever had an experience where you knew someone was lying but you weren’t sure enough to call them out on it, only to find out later that you were right all along?

Three people including two of a family die of “food poisoning” and five fall sick in Trishal upazila of Mymensingh.

A group of armed men shot an elderly man in the leg in Dhaka.