Mob calls for assaults on foreigners in Sweden; clashes at UK migrant protests
Tensions over Europe's migrant crisis led to arrests and violence in Sweden and the UK over the weekend, with a masked mob calling for attacks on foreigners in Stockholm and clashes between pro- and anti-migrant demonstrators in the British town of Dover.
2nd Virginia Tech student charged in girl's death
A second Virginia Tech student has been charged in the death of a 13-year-old girl whose remains were found in North Carolina, authorities said Sunday.
Boko Haram kills dozens in raid near Nigeria refugee camp
At least 46 people were killed and 35 others injured when Boko Haram gunmen raided Dalori village near Maiduguri, burning the Nigerian village and sending residents fleeing into the bush, according to a relief official and residents.
Historic day in Myanmar as Aung San Suu Kyi's NLD party takes power
It's a day Aung San Suu Kyi and her supporters have been waiting for for more than two decades.
Jatiya Party presidium for quitting cabinet
Most of the presidium members of the Jatiya Party, led by HM Ershad, on Sunday preferred that party leaders should quit the Awami League-led cabinet, but empowered Ershad to make the decision.
RMMRU-WORKSHOP : ‘Reshuffle education curricula to emphasise vocational training’
University teachers and migration experts on Sunday called upon the government to strengthen vocational education by reshuffling the country’s education system.
Univs should concentrate more on research activities
President Abdul Hamid underscored the need for expanding the area of research in universities, saying that research helps create new knowledge that contributes to building knowledge-based society.
Export orders soar to Tk 235cr at DITF
The month-long Dhaka International Trade Fair 2016 ended on Sunday with a robust growth of spot export orders to Tk 235.17crore from Tk 95 crore in the year of 2015, a growth of 147.54 per cent.
PM wants S Asia parliaments to allocate budgets for SDGs
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged the speakers and parliamentarians of South Asia for allocating budgets enabling the countries to fully implement the Sustainable Development Goals as it is a collective journey.
Turkey says Russia violated airspace, summons ambassador
Turkey's Foreign Ministry summoned the Russian ambassador in Ankara to protest and condemn what it called a violation of airspace by a Russian warplane.
