In the context of human society, a family is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth), affinity (by marriage or other relationship), or co-residence (as implied by the etymology of the English word "family&quot) or some combination of these. Members of the immediate family may include spouses, parents, brothers, sisters, sons, and daughters. Members of the extended family may include grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, nephews, nieces, and siblings-in-law.
Latest news and discussion about family relationships.
A woman was found dead in Madaripur yesterday. The deceased was Selina Akter, 50, wife of Harun-ur-Rashid of Thanatoli area in Madaripur Sadar upazila. Family members claimed that Selina was killed by her husband. Police arrested Harun in connection with the incident, said Kamrul Hasan, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station. The victim's elder brother Mazharul Islam said Harun-ur-Rashid developed an illicit relationship with another woman. Harun often beat Selina over the issue. “Harun killed my sister and left her at Madaripur General Hospital yesterday morning,” said Mazharul.
Dropping her kids off at school used to be the hardest part of Kacey Ruegsegger Johnson's day. Twenty years after teenage gunmen attacked Columbine High School, Ruegsegger Johnson and other alumni of the Littleton, Colorado, school have become parents. "There are parts of the world I wish our kids never had to know about. As the survivors of Columbine entered adulthood, they watched the attacks at their school and so many others — Virginia Tech, Sandy Hook, Parkland — alter the American classroom.
Submitted Photo Elizabeth Smart, the first speaker in Minot State University's Presidential Speaker Series, spoke Wednesday night at the university. Smart was abducted from her home in 2002 when she was 14 and she was rescued nine months later. She is now married with children and is the author of two books, “My Story,” and “Where There's Hope,” about how to overcome trauma, find the strength to move on, and reclaim one's life.