North Korea issues warning as US strike group heads to Korean Peninsula
North Korea has issued a forceful response to the deployment of a US naval strike group to the region, saying it would counter "reckless acts of aggression" with "whatever methods the US wants to take."
PM cancels ‘suicidal’ Ganges Barrage
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said that she had cancelled the Ganges Barrage construction project at Pangsha in Rajbari as it was a suicidal project line the Tessta Barrage.
Rajon murder Deaths of 4 upheld
The High Court Division on Tuesday upheld death sentences of four convicts, varying jail terms of five others but reduced life term to six months’ jail of yet another who were found guilty of murdering class four student Sheikh Md Samiul Alam Rajon by a trial court in Sylhet in November 2015.
Execution of Mufti Hannan, two others anytime
The prison authorities called family members for final meeting with three death row convicts including Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami leader Mufti Abdul Hannan Munshi as their executions were imminent, officials said on Tuesday.
Tannery workers spending idle hours amid uncertainties
Uncertainties gripped tannery workers at Hazaribagh in the capital since Saturday when power, water and gas supply connections to the factories were snapped.
New recreation facilities at Hatirjheel
Hatirjheel, a recreational spot of the capital, is going to offer the visitors two new entertainment facilities — amphitheatre and musical dancing fountain — from April 13, a day before the celebrations of Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bengali New Year.
North Korea issues warning as US strike group heads to Korean Peninsula
North Korea warned Monday it would respond to "reckless acts of aggression" by the United States, with "whatever methods the US wants to take," as a US aircraft carrier strike group headed toward the Korean Peninsula.
Spicer on Syria: If you gas a baby or barrel bomb, expect a response
White House press secretary Sean Spicer said twice Monday that the Trump administration will respond if the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad uses barrel bombs against his own people, something that's been a regular occurrence in the six-year civil war.
China's deadly secret: More executions than all other countries put together
Every year, the Chinese state carries out several thousand judicial executions -- more than the rest of the world combined. For the most part, the names of those executed remain secret, known only to their families.
Russia could soon control a U.S. oil company
Russia is on the verge of taking control of a US oil company. In a crazy twist of international events, Russia's state-owned oil company Rosneft might end up owning Citgo, a US energy company based in Houston, Texas.
