Suspected planner, aide killed in city raid
The suspected coordinator of July 1 Gulshan café attack, Nurul Islam alias Marjan, and his ‘cohort’ Saddam Hoissain were killed during an ‘operation’ of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crimes unit
UN rights expert urges int’l vigilance
The international community must remain vigilant about the human rights situation in Myanmar, said the United Nations special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, on Friday.
Mitford Hospital bedevilled by mismanagement
Mitford Hospital, also called Sir Salimullah Medical College Hospital, is bedevilled by irregularities and mismanagement.
No permission for BNP rally yet
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party was yet to get permission till Friday evening to hold its rally scheduled for today although it wanted to hold the rally either at Suhrawardy Udyan or in front of its central office at Nayapaltan in Dhaka.
Dense fog disrupts ferry services
About 400 vehicles were stranded as dense fog suspended ferry services on the Shimulia-Kaorakandi river route for seven hours on Friday.
Istanbul shooting: Horrifying scene inside massacre nightclub
In a New Year's terror attack on an Istanbul nightclub, 39 people were killed and dozens injured by a lone gunman. CNN's Sara Sidner and Mohammed Tawfeeq gained access to the club and describe the distressing scene inside.
Hospitals flooded by kids, elderly patients
Kids and the elderly suffering from diseases caused by cold weather flooded hospitals in the capital and elsewhere in the country.
PM slates media for shaping Jamaat-Shibir plot to kill MP Liton
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday criticized a section of media for helping Jamaat-Shibir to shape their ploy to annihilate Gaibandha lawmaker Manjurul Islam Liton through their constant move to portray him as a ‘rude person’.
AL, BNP take programmes for today
The ruling Awami League and opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party are set to observe ‘democracy killing day’ and ‘victory day for democracy’ respectively today to mark the third anniversary of January 5, 2014 general elections boycotted by all opposition parties.
Samyabadi Dal wants constitution council
Bangladesher Samyabadi Dal and National Awami Party faction led by Mozaffer Ahmed, on Wednesday placed separate proposals for reconstituting the election commission, during meetings with president Abdul Hamid.
