Report: MH370 pilot conducted similar route on home computer
An FBI forensic examination shows the pilot of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 conducted a flight simulation on his home computer that closely matched the suspected route of the missing Boeing 777 in the southern Indian Ocean, according to a Malaysian government document obtained by New York magazine.
BB to strengthen bank surveillance
Bangladesh Bank will introduce a software-based inspection tool to strengthen its monitoring system on the country’s banking sector.
Yet another kid dies falling in city sewer
Fire service and civil defence divers on Friday morning recovered the body of a four-year-old boy after he fell in a sewer behind Mirpur Commerce College in the city’s Mirpur area on Thursday afternoon.
Essential commodity prices remain high
The prices of most of the essential commodities remained high in the capital’s kitchen markets over the week ending Friday.
BNP to hold countrywide demo today
Bangladesh Nationalist Party will have a countrywide demonstration today to protest against a High Court verdict that awarded its senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman seven-year jail term on Thursday.
Floods destroy livelihood of thousands
Middle-aged farmer Abed Ali found himself in a dilemma when erosion triggered by the swelling of Teesta River gobbled up his crop fields and washed out some parts of his house at Char Kharibari of Teesta River in Nilphamari district last week.
Facebook's giant internet drone nails test flight
Facebook really wants to make sure everyone is on Facebook.
The West should embrace Turkey's democratic resistance
It was late Friday evening when chaos erupted on Istanbul's Bosphorus Bridge, where military trucks were blocking traffic and soldiers in Istanbul and Ankara fired at civilians. In the midst of Turkey's struggle to preserve its democracy, the international media was occupied with shameless reporting and political nitpicking.
Bangladesh: Hidden fault could trigger major quake
The Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers are critically important, life-giving rivers for hundreds of millions of people living in India and Bangladesh. But the millions of tons of sediment that pile up in the delta region of these rivers, a large portion of Bangladesh, could be hiding the biggest natural disaster the region has ever seen.
Miami shooting: Man was on ground with hands up, he says
The video shows a man lying in the street, holding his hands in the air.
