Keep congenial atmosphere on campuses
The prime minister. Sheikh Hasina, on Saturday asked Bangladesh Chhatra League men to maintain a congenial atmosphere at educational institutions across the country. ‘Bangladesh Chhatra League will try its best and must commit itself to maintenance of peaceful academic atmosphere at educational institutions as an organisational priority,’ she said while addressing at the inauguration of the 28th council session of the ruling Awami League-backed student organisation in the city.
Heavy rain puts life in south on hold
Heavy monsoon rain disrupted normal life in southern districts of Chittagong, Barisal and Khulna on Saturday.
The 'back door' to Kenya: Security threat from porous Somali border
Dirt tracks criss-cross the bush, leading through the dusty, rust-colored soil and scrub-dotted no-man's land of northern Kenya and across the border into Somalia.
FBI sees Chinese involvement amid sharp rise in economic espionage cases
The FBI has seen a sharp rise in economic espionage cases aimed at U.S. companies, with a vast majority of the perpetrators originating from China with ties to the nation's government, authorities said Thursday.
Turkish warplanes bomb ISIS positions in Syria for the first time
Turkish warplanes bombed ISIS positions in Syria for the first time early Friday, significantly ramping up the country's fight against the terrorist group.
Lafayette theater shooter bought gun legally, police say
John Russell "Rusty" Houser methodically shot 11 people in a Lafayette, Louisiana, movie theater on Thursday night using a handgun he legally purchased from an Alabama pawn shop, authorities said Friday.
Prices of onion, egg, beef, mutton increase in capital
The prices of onion, egg, beef and mutton increased in the city’s kitchen market over the week ending Friday due to a supply shortage, traders said.
RAJON MURDER CASE: OC withdrawn, 2 SIs suspended
Sylhet Metropolitan Police on Friday evening withdrew the officer-in-charge and two sub-inspectors of Jalalabad police station on allegation of assisting a prime suspect in the killing of 13-year-old Samiul Alam Rajon in Sylhet to leave the country and misbehaving with Rajon’s father.
Highways turn into deathtraps 22 more lives lost in road mishaps on Friday
Yet another 22 people lost their lives in fatal road accidents across the country on Friday as the authorities fail to rein in reckless driving.
Train schedule disruption, derailment continue
Frequent derailment and disruption to train schedules go unabated across the country because of run-down railway tracks, sleepers and bridges.
