Iran-Saudi tensions: 6 nations label embassy attack terrorism
A six-nation Middle Eastern alliance agreed Saturday to characterize the recent attack on Saudi Arabia's embassy in Tehran as an act of terror -- strong language that marks an even further escalation in a tiff that has embroiled the region for days.
Silently protesting Muslim woman ejected from Trump rally
A Muslim woman wearing a hijab was escorted out of Donald Trump's campaign event on Friday by police after she stood up in silent protest during Trump's speech.
Export earnings from US up 11.66pc in Jan-Nov
Country’s export earnings from the US market achieved a double-digit growth of over 11 per cent in the January-November period of last year thanks to the first-rate performance of the readymade garment sector in recent months.
Tea estate workers threaten indefinite strike from Jan 25
Tea estate workers on Saturday threatened to launch an indefinite strike at all tea gardens in Sylhet division if their demand for cancellation of a special economic zone in Habiganj was not met before January 25.
GOVT SERVICE : FFs want retirement age raised
Freedom fighters, who are government officials, on Saturday urged the government to implement the Supreme Court order on increasing retirement age of freedom fighters from 57 to 65 in government service.
Medical students asked to discard politics
Health minister Mohammad Nasim on Saturday urged medical students to refrain from any kind of active politics and instead, concentrate on study to become highly rated doctors.
Dense fog disrupts flights, road, river communications
Poor visibility due to thick fog from Friday midnight to Saturday morning disrupted flights, road and river communications.
Obama blasts 'imaginary fiction' of taking away guns
President Barack Obama rejected the "imaginary fiction" that he wanted to take away the guns of law-abiding Americans during a town hall meeting on his gun policies aired on CNN Thursday night.
South Korea reactivates propaganda speakers as tensions with North rise
Tensions on the Korean Peninsula have once again ratcheted up as South Korea responds to its northern neighbor's latest antagonism.
Iran accuses Saudis of striking its Yemen embassy as tensions grow
Iran's government accused Saudi Arabia of "intentionally" striking its embassy in Yemen, another incident likely to ratchet up tensions between Tehran and Riyadh and imperil efforts to forge peace in Syria and combat ISIS.
