Ramadi residents fleeing ISIS: 'They wanted to use us as human shields'
Standing in the entrance of her tent on a chilly winter night in the Iraqi desert, Nada Saleh describes the terrifying moment her family almost became part of ISIS' last stand in Ramadi.
Obama to announce new executive action on guns
President Barack Obama is expected to announce in the coming days a new executive action with the goal of expanding background checks on gun sales, people familiar with White House planning said.
Munich train stations evacuated over concerns of possible terror plans
Two train stations in Munich, Germany, were evacuated and train service stopped on New Year's Eve, a spokesman for the Munich police said, citing concerns of a possible terror plot.
MAYORAL POLLS : AL gets 168, BNP 19 out of 214
The Election Commission on Thursday announced unofficial results of elections to 214 of the 234 municipalities
ENGLISH MEDIUM BOOKS : Project Liberation War history properly: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday directed the authorities concerned to take necessary measures for projecting the history of the War of Liberation in the academic books of the English medium school books.
Security tightened on New Year’s eve
The police, especially Dhaka Metropolitan Police and Rapid Action Battalion, have boosted up security and put restrictions at important places in a bid to ward off any untoward incident on the eve of the New Year keeping in mind the recent attacks.
PRIMARY, IBTEDAYI, JSC, JDC RESULTS : Schools perform better than madrassahs
Pass rate and number of highest grade point average achievers in primary and junior secondary exams show positive growth while in madrassah both the indicators show negative growth compared with the previous year.
BLOGGER RAJIB KILLING : Two to die, six get different jail terms
The Speedy Trial Tribunal-3 in Dhaka on Thursday sentenced two youths to death and jailed six others, including Mufti Jashim Uddin Rahmani to various terms, in the first ever case of the killing of a self-styled atheist blogger – Ahmed Rajib Haider Shovon – in 2013.
Security and terrorism: Jittery backdrops to New Year's Eve around the world
Disrupted terrorist plots. Increased police presence. Warnings to stay alert.Fears of terrorism and stepped-up security provide a sobering backdrop to planned New Year's Eve celebrations around the world.
Bill Cosby arraigned; TV star's attorneys vow to fight 'unjustified' charge
Hours after Bill Cosby set foot in a Pennsylvania courtroom to face sexual assault charges, the comedian's attorneys called the criminal case against him "unjustified" and vowed to fight it.
