Overlap among police units, agencies: Rivalry, infighting cause tension

Duties of different units of the police are overlapping other units and government agencies, causing professional rivalry, infighting and tensions between the units and agencies.

BNP greets Hasina, Quader

Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir congratulated Sheikh Hasina and Obaidul Quader as they were elected as the ruling Awami League’s president and general secretary, respectively, Sunday afternoon.

SUST expels BCL leader, police to submit charge sheet soon

The authorities of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology on Sunday expelled a Bangladesh Chhatra League leader on charge of assaulting Khadiza Akter Nargis, a second year bachelor’s student of Sylhet Government Women’s College.

Hasina asks party people to get ready for polls

Awami League president, Sheikh Hasina, also the prime minister, on Sunday asked the party leaders and activists to go to the doorsteps of people to convey them the message about development activities her government has carried out as the next general election is approaching fast.

Child dies after being recovered unconscious along with mother, sister

An one-and-a -half-year-old girl child was declared dead at Dhaka Medical College Hospital early Saturday after she, her sister and mother were rescued unconscious from their flat at Uttar Badda in the capital.

JSC, JDC exams to begin Nov 1

The minister for education, Nurul Islam Nahid, on Sunday said the Junior School Certificate and Junior Dakhil Certificate examinations of this year will begin on November 1.

North Korea missile launch fails, according to US military

A failed North Korea missile launch was detected on Thursday morning, according to U.S. Strategic Command.

Iraqi-led forces clash with ISIS in push to free Christian town

In the push to free Mosul, Kurdish Peshmerga forces ideally wanted a political plan -- not just a military one -- to help retake the city from ISIS, Iraqi Kurdish President Massoud Barzani said.

Indian Bollywood director: No more Pakistani talent

One of India's most famous movie directors has released a different kind of video: a plea deal.

Saudi Arabia executes member of royal family

Saudi Arabia has taken the rare step of executing a member of its royal family after he was found guilty of murder, the Saudi Interior Ministry said in a statement.