Iraqi forces fight ISIS on Mosul streets
Iraqi forces entered ISIS-held Mosul on Thursday for the first time in more than two years, and are in a head-to-head battle with militants on the front line, defense officials said.
This is what Africans really think of the Chinese
Increasing Chinese investment in everything from small food enterprises to massive railway projects across Africa has drawn criticism and warnings of a future dependency on Asia's superpower.
Stalkers kill schoolgirl’s father, RMG worker
A schoolgirl’s father was found dead at Manikganj and an apparel worker succumbed to her injuries at a Savar hospital Thursday, both victims of stalkers.
PM warns of tougher action against any mayhem
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina Hasina on Thursday warned of tougher actions against any attempt to create disorder in the name of politics under orchestrated plots like that of the 2015 one,
Political faces among attackers, instigators
Activists of Awami League, Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Jamaat-e-Islami, Hefajat-e-Islam as well as goons from outlying villages, who joined rallies at Nasirnagar, instigated and carried out attacks on the Hindus and vandalised their temples and houses, locals and victims have alleged.
Dhaka court acquits Daud Merchant
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrates Court on Thursday acquitted Indian national Abdul Rauf alias Daud Merchant from a case related to his suspicious movement under section 54 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
NHRC thinks Rasraj didn't post doctored Kaaba pic
The National Human Rights Commission chairman, Kazi Reazul Hoque, on Thursday said their high powered probe team suggested that Rasraj Das did not upload the doctored photo hurting Muslim religious sentiment on his facebook profile.
SC orders restoring Citycell network
The Appellate Division on Thursday asked Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission to restore Citycell’s network immediately on condition that the country’s first mobile phone operator will pay Tk 100 crore to the telecom regulator by November 19.
Arms suppliers to Gulshan attackers held in city
Police on Thursday claimed they arrested four people who supplied arms and raw materials for making grenade to the attackers to Gulshan restaurant.
Obama on FBI: We don't operate on innuendo
President Barack Obama warned against FBI "leaks" and "innuendo" in his first public comments about the agency's decision to disclose its new review into emails that could be relevant to Hillary Clinton's use of a private server while she was secretary of state.
