4 killings at school, residence shake town in Saskatchewan

The killings of two adults at a school and two teenage brothers at a residence have left residents shattered, the mayor of La Loche, a small town in northern Saskatchewan, said Saturday.

PM for scout training centre in all divisions

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday directed the authorities concerned to take necessary steps for setting up scout training centres in all divisions to further expand and strengthen the scouting movement in the country.

SUST teacher kills 2 while learning to drive

At least two pedestrians, including a college teacher, were killed and three others, including a school girl, were injured when..

Annisul bemoans lack of power to deal with city problems

Despite being the city father, Dhaka North City Corporation mayor Annisul Huq on Saturday bemoaned that he has no authority to deal with its 80 per cent problems.

MNCs’ investment withdrawal ‘threats’ delay share offloading

A decade-old decision of offloading the government’s shares in the multinational giants on the stock market could not be implemented because of threats of withdrawing investment from the country by the companies, officials said.

An exhilarating reunion at Dhaka Univ

A grand reunion of the Dhaka University alumni was held at the university’s central playground with several thousand alumni taking part on Saturday amid much festivity and enthusiasm.

Blizzard with 'life and death implications' hits D.C., Mid-Atlantic

The nation's capital and Baltimore are taking a direct hit from a monster snowstorm that has up to 85 million East Coast residents in its path.

Four dead, several injured in shooting in Saskatchewan school

Four people were killed and an alleged shooter was arrested Friday after gunfire erupted at a school in a small town in northern Saskatchewan, Chief Superintendent Maureen Levy of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said Friday night.

Explain it to me: Iran elections and why we should care

Iran has been in the news a lot lately. The nuclear agreement has been implemented, prisoners have been freed, sanctions lifted. All is right with the world, and Iran is on track to becoming a friend of the West, right?

North Korea arrests American student for 'hostile act'

A University of Virginia college student from Cincinnati has been detained in North Korea after being accused of a "hostile act" against the government there.