Istanbul explosion: Suicide bomber had ISIS links, says Turkey's interior minister
A suicide bomber who struck a busy tourist area in central Istanbul on Saturday, killing at least four people, was a Turkish citizen with links to ISIS, Turkey's Interior Minister Efkan Ala said Sunday.
Help build eco-friendly infrastructures, PM to architects
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Sunday sought cooperation from the country’s architects in building infrastructures using local resources keeping in mind the environment and land resource constraint.
Actress Diti passes away
Acclaimed actress of Dhaka movies Parvin Sultana Diti died at Untied Hospital in Dhaka on Sunday.
Guidelines for public servants using social media
The government on Sunday issued a set of guidelines for public servants using social media networking sites, including facebook, twitter, skype and viber to ensure the ‘proper use’ of the internet-based communications in its offices.
Protesters block road outside Trump Arizona event, march in NYC
Dozens of protesters blocked traffic near a Donald Trump event in Arizona on Saturday, while demonstrators marched in New York City to protest the GOP front-runner.
Paris terror suspect Salah Abdeslam charged with terrorist murder
A day after being captured in a fierce gunbattle in Belgium, Salah Abdeslam has been charged with participation in a terrorist murder -- last fall's horrific attacks in Paris that left 130 people dead, prosecutors said Saturday.
Russia plane crash: Airline to give relatives $20K in 'hardship payments'
Flydubai will provide "hardship payments" of $20,000 per passenger to relatives of those killed when its jet crashed in southern Russia, the airline said.
Khaleda to make JS bicameral She unveils Vision 2030, pledges changes in PM’s authority
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday unveiled her party’s charter Vision-2030 pledging to balance the powers of the president and the prime minister and to establish a bicameral parliament through necessary amendment to the constitution.
Contemptuous remarks: SC rejects Qamrul’s explanation, set Mar 27 for next hearing
The Supreme Court on Sunday did not accept explanations of food minister Qamrul Islam about his contemptuous remarks and partially accepted the expiations of liberation war affairs minister AKM Mozammel Huq.
Recovery of stolen money first priority: new BB governor
The newly appointed governor Bangladesh Bank, Fazle Kabir, after taking charge on Sunday said that recovering the stolen 81 million dollar would be on his first priority.
