Trump: Clinton, Obama 'created ISIS'
Donald Trump on Saturday said the policies of President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton "created ISIS," the furthest the GOP front-runner has gone in tying the Obama administration's policies to the rise of the terror group.
Texas college student killed in New Year's Eve shooting
A New Year's Eve celebration ended in tragedy when an unknown suspect shot Sara Mutschlechner, killing the 20-year-old college student in north Texas.
China defends test flight in South China Sea after Vietnam objects
China has defended conducting a test flight on a newly built airfield on reclaimed land in disputed waters in the South China Sea after objections from Vietnam.
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS : EC to take action against officials for code violations
Election Commission has decided to take disciplinary action against officials who failed to control violence and violated rules during polling day of the municipal elections held on December 30.
JANUARY 5 RALLY : AL, BNP opt for alternative venues
Both the ruling Awami League and opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party opted for alternative venues for holding their rallies in the capital on Tuesday if they were denied permission to hold the rally at Suhrawardy Udyan.
OIL PRICE CUT : Muhith wants policy before downward revision of price
Finance minister AMA Muhith has once again ruled out possibility of immediate downward adjustment of fuel oils prices in the local market while such demand is getting louder with the continuous fall of prices in the global market.
Concerns remain as private investment dull: CPD
The Centre for Policy Dialogue on Sunday expressed concern over prolonged stagnant situation in private investment despite overall stability in the economy over the first half of the current fiscal year.
Book on sexual violence in 1971 launched
A new book ‘The Spectral Wound: Sexual violence, public memories and the Bangladesh war of 1971’ by Nayanika Mookherjee published by Duke University Press, a Durham based university in North Carolina of the United States, was launched on Sunday.
Protest in Tehran after Saudis execute Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr, 46 others
Saudi Arabia said Saturday it had executed 47 people in a single day, including a dissident Shiite cleric, Nimr al-Nimr, who had repeatedly spoken out against the government and the Saudi royal family.
3 killed in attack on India air base; all 5 attackers dead, official says
Five suspected militants attacked an Indian air base near the border with Pakistan on Saturday, leaving two security force members and a civilian dead before they were killed, according to government officials.
