North Korea fires 6 'short-range projectiles,' South Korea says
North Korea on Thursday fired six "short-range projectiles" that flew 100 to 150 kilometers (about 62 to 93 miles) off the Korean Peninsula, according to a press release from the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff.
GOP reaches a crossroads
Donald Trump dominated Super Tuesday, notching seven victories -- four more than his closest competitor -- in states from Georgia to Massachusetts on a day that marked a turning point in his quest for the White House.
Remittances drop in 8 months
Remittance inflow decreased by 1.15 per cent to $9.76 billion in eight months of the financial year of 2015-16 compared with that in the same period of FY15, according to the Bangladesh Bank data released on Wednesday.
Khaleda, Tarique appear unrivalled leaders in BNP
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia and its senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman, also Kahleda’s eldest son, appeared as unrivalled leaders of the party as no others collected nomination forms for election to the positions while the deadline expired on Wednesday.
JSD faction observes flag hoisting day
Politicians and civil society leaders on Wednesday urged the government to give state recognition to March 2 as flag hoisting day when in 1971 student leader ASM Abdur Rob first hoisted national flag of Bangladesh at Dhaka University.
Mother killed 2 Banasree siblings:RAB
Rapid Action Battalion officials on Thursday said the mother of the siblings killed inside their rented apartment at Banasree in the city on Monday herself killed them ‘out of frustration.’ RAB had detained the parents and an aunt of the siblings from their village home in Jamalpur on Wednesday and interrogated them.
Truck kills 2 policemen at Chapainawabganj checkpoint
Two policemen were killed as a truck, to which they signaled to pull over, crashed into their motorcycle in Kansat area of Shibganj of Chapainawabganj early Thursday.
Poll: Donald Trump leads in Alabama, Oklahoma; Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders split
Donald Trump holds a big lead in Alabama and Oklahoma -- one that would box out everyone else for delegates in Alabama, according to a new poll.
New Air Force F-35 Lightning II fighter jets drop first bombs
For the first time, Air Force F-35A Joint Strike Fighters have dropped bombs during training, the Air Force announced, marking a key milestone in the path toward combat readiness.
Osama bin Laden's will, personal letters made public
Newly released documents written by Osama bin Laden include the late terrorist's will, personal letters and warnings to countries including the United States.
