Jamalpur war crimes: 3 Al-Badr men sentenced to death, 5 jailed for life
Three absconding Al-Badr men Md Ashraf Hossain, 64, Md Abdul Mannan, 66, and Md Abdul Bari, 62 were on Monday handed death sentences and five others to jail terms until death for the war crimes they committed in the then Jamalpur sub-division during the Liberation War.
City tanners’ daily fine cut to Tk 10,000
The Appellate Division on Monday reduced daily fines to Tk 10,000 from Tk 50,000 the High Court earlier imposed on each of the 154 errant tannery owners until they shifted their factories from Hazaribagh to tannery park at Savar.
Death in Rana Plaza collapse: Rana, 40 others indicted
The Dhaka District and Sessions Judge’s Court on Monday charged Rana Plaza owner Sohel Rana and 40 others with murder of 1,137 people in the collapse of the nine-storey building, which housed five apparel factories, at Savar on April 24, 2013.
Baton Rouge shooting: 3 officers dead; shooter was Missouri man, sources say
A Missouri man ambushed and killed three law officers and wounded three others in Baton Rouge on Sunday during a time when police nationwide and in the Louisiana city in particular have been on high alert after five officers were killed in a Dallas ambush July 7.
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Coup attempt in Turkey: What you need to know
If you're not up on the latest events in Turkey, here's a brief explainer about the coup attempt and what brought it about.
Kerry: ISIS 'is on the run' despite recent terror attacks
Secretary of State John Kerry insisted Sunday that a recent spate of terrorist attacks reflects that ISIS is "on the run" in Iraq and Syria.
Qandeel Baloch: Pakistani social media star strangled by her brother
Qandeel Baloch, one of Pakistan's most famous and controversial social media stars, has been strangled to death in what police are calling a case of so called "honor" killing in the city of Multan in the country's province of Punjab.
Country’s image tainted by extremist attacks: PM
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, said on Sunday that the country’s image was tainted by the recent extremist attacks.
Authorities call on pvt univs to build resistance to extremism
Most extremists and militants in recent times are students of colleges and universities indicating to a failure of educational institutions to guide their students in the right direction, said discussants at a meet between government authorities and private university officials on Sunday.
