Cologne New Year's attackers could face deportation, German official says
The perpetrators of mob sex attacks and muggings in the city of Cologne on New Year's Eve could face deportation if they are migrants, Germany's justice minister said Thursday.
Man with knife killed by Paris police on anniversary of Charlie Hebdo attacks
Paris, on edge after weathering a year of jihadist violence, faced a fresh scare Thursday as police shot dead a knife-wielding man on the anniversary of the Charlie Hebdo attacks.
PM wants more investment in agro-based industries
Expressing her firm determination to celebrate the golden jubilee of independence by upgrading Bangladesh to a middle income country, prime minister sheikh Hasina on Thursday said her government wants to build Bangladesh as a dignified nation during the period.
Private sector credit growth lags behind BB target
The private sector credit growth increased slightly in November from that of the previous month, but still remained lower than the target set in the monetary policy as the businesspeople are still concerned about business expansion amid political uncertainty.
IOJ quits BNP-led alliance
A faction of Islami Oikya Jote on Thursday quit the BNP-led alliance for what it said ‘to be more attentive to the organisational activities’ and to carry out activities upholding its ‘originality’. Another faction of IOJ announced they were still a part of the alliance.
Biswa Ijtema begins today
The annual Biswa Ijtema, a congregation of Tabligh Jamaat, begins today on the bank of the river Turag at Tongi in Gazipur city.
NEW PAY SCALE DISPARITY : Protests to widen next week
Protests by the public university teachers and the Bangladesh Bank officials demanding removal of disparities from the new pay structure on Thursday badly affected academic activities at the country’s seats of learning and the central bank.
North Korea claims to test hydrogen bomb; U.S., others not so sure
North Korea bragged Wednesday about the "spectacular success" of its first hydrogen bomb test, a defiant act that leader Kim Jong Un, in a statement read on state television, said would "make the world ... look up to our strong nuclear country."
Austria police suspect murder-suicide after head, body parts found in lake
Police in Austria appear to have a bizarre murder-suicide case on their hands. Authorities believe a man killed a woman and then dismembered her before encasing her head in concrete. His body was found submerged in a lake.
Cologne mayor's 'arm's length' advice to avoid sex attacks draws ridicule
Cologne's mayor has come under fire for advising women to stay "an arm's length" from male strangers after alleged sexual assaults and muggings during New Year's Eve festivities in the German city.
