DCs asked to activate anti-terror committees

The deputy commissioners from across the country have been asked to activate anti-terrorism committees involving people from all walks of life, irrespective of their political identities, to fight the menace at the grassroots level more effectively.

Foreign investors feel insecure after Gulshan attack: FICCI

Foreign investors have been feeling insecure in Bangladesh after the extremists’ attack at a café in Gulshan in the capital that killed 28 people including 17 foreigners.

India with Bangladesh in fight against terrorism

Indian president Pranab Mukherjee and prime minister Narendra Modi reiterated that Indian government would stay with Bangladesh and provide strong support to help combat terrorism and militancy as Bangladesh’s home minister Asaduzzaman Khan called on them in the Indian capital.

Mahasweta Devi dies

Eminent author and social activist Mahasweta Devi breathed her last on Thursday after a multi-organ failure.

Tofail says country’s business faces no damage after Gulshan attack

Commerce minister Tofail Ahmed on Thursday said the Gulshan terror attack, in which 17 foreigners were killed, could not damage the country’s business; rather a national unity against militancy has been formed.

Florida officials investigating 4 possible non-travel-related Zika cases

Health officials in Florida are now investigating four possible non-travel-related cases of Zika virus, the state Department of Health said Wednesday.

Former CIA chief: Trump 'beyond the pale,' not qualified to be president

Donald Trump went "beyond the pale" in calling on Russia to hack Hillary Clinton's email on Wednesday, former CIA Director and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told CNN's Christiane Amanpour in an exclusive interview.

Suicide bombing kills dozens in Syria

A suicide bombing killed 48 people, among them women and children, Wednesday in northern Syria, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

Bangladesh developed IT infra on its own: Joy

Prime minister’s ICT affairs adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy Wednesday said Bangladesh built its basic IT infrastructures on its own while it now strives for ensuring the country’s stake in the global arena through innovations.

RELOCATION FROM GULSHAN: HC grants time to Scholastica, Aurora School, 2 hotels, a restaurant

The High Court on Wednesday granted Scholastica and Aurora International School time until December 31 to shift from Gulshan.