Rehabilitation demanded for slum dwellers before eviction
Rights activists and slum dwellers on Saturday urged the authorities not to demolish any slum without rehabilitating the residents.
Raufun Basunia remembered
The 31st death anniversary of former student leader Raufun Basunia was observed on Saturday through different activities commemorating his supreme sacrifice during the anti-autocratic movement against military ruler HM Ershad.
Fresh EIA urged before executing Rampal power plant
The Sunderbans Rokhkha Jatiya Committee on Saturday urged the government to scrap Rampal Power Plant and Orion Power Plant projects to save the Sunderbans.
Over 80pc of smuggled goods dodge customs
Experts, businessmen and senior government officials on Saturday said the National Board of Revenue and other government agencies must intensify their effort in a coordinated manner to prevent smuggling at the maximum level to ensure overall security of the country and revenue generation.
'Thank you Russia!' Life after the siege for pro-regime Syrians
"Thank you Russia! Thank you Hezbollah! Thank you Iran!" shouts the man, as he passes us in the busy square.
Pentagon: North Korean special forces 'highly trained, well-equipped'
A new Pentagon report concludes that North Korea "is committed to developing a long-range, nuclear-armed missile that is capable of posing a direct threat to the United States."
Quick-thinking tanker crew saves F-16 pilot over ISIS-controlled territory
An F-16 pilot was nearly forced to eject from his aircraft over ISIS territory due to a fuel emergency last year, an incident that could have led to the airman's capture or death, the U.S. Air Force said.
Captured U.S. sailors underwent 'steady questioning' by Iran
The U.S. sailors captured and briefly held by Iranian forces last month told the U.S. Navy that they underwent "steady questioning" by their captors, according to a U.S. defense official familiar with the latest information.
Russian, U.S. military leaders in Twitter spat over Aleppo claim
U.S. and Russian military leaders clashed on social media Thursday after Moscow claimed the U.S. struck Aleppo in Syria on Wednesday and the U.S. firmly denied the charge.
Daily Star editor should resign for publishing false news: Nasim
Awami League presidium member, spokesman of the 14-party alliance and health and family welfare minister Mohammad Nasim on Friday said editor of the Daily Star Mahfuz Anam should tender resignation from his post for publishing false news during the political changeover of 1/11 (0f 2007).
