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.
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.
