Remain alert to safeguard independence, sovereignty PM tells army
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday asked the newly-commissioned officers of Bangladesh Army to remain always alert and ready for safeguarding the country’s hard-earned independence and sovereignty
Two combat aircraft crash
Two combat trainer aircraft Yak-130 of Bangladesh Air Force crashed at Moheshkhali of the country’s south-eastern Cox’s Bazar on Wednesday evening. Inter-Services Public Relations director Lieutenant Colonel Muhammad Rashidul Islam said all the four pilots were safe.
Boy killed in Gazipur slum fire
A boy was killed and two others were injured in a fire which broke out at a slum of Ershadnagar at Tongi in Gazipur early Thursday.The deceased was identified as Rana Ershad, 13, son of Monir Hossain while the injured were Monir Hossain and his other son Rajib.
Israel plans a Trump rail station as Trump-naming frenzy sweeps country
Jerusalem (CNN)A planned high-speed rail station in the Old City of Jerusalem will be named after President Donald Trump, Israeli Minister of Transportation Yisrael Katz told CNN.
How serious is the North Korean anthrax threat?
(CNN)The US sanctioned two more senior North Korean officials Tuesday, the latest attempt to hit the country's nuclear program.But in South Korea, another deadly weapon is back in the headlines, one that is far easier and cheaper to make: anthrax.
Congo and Uganda kill dozens of rebels suspected in UN killings
(CNN)A joint Ugandan and Congolese military operation killed more than 100 militants aligned with a rebel group believed to be responsible for the killings of 15 peacekeepers earlier this month in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Ugandan military said Wednesday.
Plane returns to LAX after flying with wrong passenger for hours
(CNN)Chrissy Teigen and other Tokyo-bound passengers ended up right where they started after eight hours of flying: Los Angeles.The model and TV personality tweeted about enduring her "flight to nowhere" Tuesday night after All Nippon Airways Flight 175 made a U-turn and headed back to Los Angeles.
How exactly does a passenger get on the wrong flight?
(CNN)How exactly does a passenger get on the wrong flight and go unnoticed for hours? That's the question that Chrissy Teigen and many others are asking in the wake of a passenger mix-up that caused a Tokyo-bound flight to return to Los Angeles after eight hours in the air.
Defence seek acquittal of Khaleda in Zia Orphanage Trust case
The lawyer of Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia prayed for her acquittal on Wednesday after concluding for the day the defence argument in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case.
Serve country selflessly, PM tells new army officers
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged the newly commissioned members of Bangladesh Army to stand beside people and serve the country selflessly.
