Report: ISIS steps up use of chemicals on battlefields in Iraq and Syria
ISIS recently used devices filled with chemical agents against Kurdish forces and civilians in both Iraq and Syria, a joint investigation by two independent organizations has found.
City in holiday hangover as rain continues
The city suffers a festival hangover, on the first day of opening, as the weather remained rainy in most part of the country.
BNP enforces Hartal in Habiganj as former mayor attacked in jail
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party enforced a half-day general strike in Habiganj on Sunday protesting as suspended Habiganj municipal mayor GK Gaus was injured in an attack in Habiganj jail on Saturday.
JCD president, 5 others arrested in Patuakhali
Police arrested the central president of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party-backed student organisation, Rajib Ahsan and his five associates in Dumki of Patuakhali on Sunday night.
Chattanooga shooting: 4 Marines killed, a dead suspect and questions of motive
Mohammad Youssuf Abdulazeez was carrying 30-round magazines when he opened fire, according to a source briefed by law enforcement. Abdulazeez kept police at bay for some time with the amount of ammunition he had, according to the source.
Some Indian men are marrying multiple wives to help beat drought
Denganmal is a typical village in India's western Maharashtra state. With a population of around 500 people, it's a tiny place, where everyone knows everyone.
Japanese journalist Jumpei Yasuda feared missing in
Fears are mounting for a freelance Japanese war reporter who has not been heard from for more than three weeks, after telling a friend he was planning to enter Syria.
ISIS affiliate in Sinai claims it hit Egyptian navy ship with missile
An ISIS-affiliated militant group claims it carried out a missile attack Thursday on an Egyptian navy ship in the Mediterranean Sea.
Tarana vows to wipe out corruption
Vowing to eradicate corruption from her ministry, state minister for posts and telecommunications Tarana Halim on Thursday said there is no way for her ministry to favour corrupt people, reports United News of Bangladesh.
Fakhrul goes home from hospital
The acting Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, went to his house at Uttara in the city leaving a city hospital on Thursday.
