Coalition forces kill ISIS leader connected to Paris attack
The U.S.-led coalition killed multiple figures within ISIS senior leadership over the last few weeks, including an operative closely linked to the ringleader of the November attacks in Paris, the spokesman for the coalition said Tuesday.
Close encounter between U.S. warship and Iranian rocket
A U.S. aircraft carrier came within about 1,500 yards of an Iranian rocket while operating in the Strait of Hormuz, a Pentagon official told CNN.
Top North Korean aide dies in car crash
Kim Yang Gon, a high-ranking North Korean official tasked with easing the fractious relationship with South Korea, has died in an automobile accident, the state-run KCNA news agency said.
234 municipalities go to polls today
First ever partisan elections to 234 municipal councils in the country are set to be held today with the opposition fearing violence, intimidation and ballot rigging.
NEW YEAR’S EVE : US warns its citizens about possible attack
The US Embassy in Dhaka has warned the US nationals about ‘possible attacks’ against hotels and clubs potentially in connection with New Year’s Eve celebrations.
PM seeks constant BAF vigil for skyline’s security
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Tuesday asked Bangladesh Air Force to keep a constant vigil for the security of the country’s skyline as she joined an officers’ induction ceremony at BAF Academy Parade Ground in Jessore.
RAB wants mobile courts for VAT recovery
Rapid Action Battalion has made a proposal to the National Board of Revenue for conducting drives against tax dodgers through the mobile courts in a bid to prevent tax evasion and accelerate revenue collection.
Khaleda remarks draw protest
Several pro-liberation organisations on Tuesday demanded trial of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on sedition charges for her recent remarks on the number of 1971 Liberation War martyrs.
Paper: Trump is Biff from 'Back to the Future'
Ahead of a visit Monday from Donald Trump, the publisher of the influential New Hampshire Union Leader printed an editorial slamming the Republican presidential front-runner's "public descent into bathroom humor," and revived the comparison to Biff Tannen from the "Back to the Future" movies.
Ramadi has been taken back from ISIS, Iraqis say
Iraqi troops have retaken the city of Ramadi from ISIS, the country's military said. Troops have raised the Iraqi flag on top of the government compound in central Ramadi, military spokesman Brig. Gen. Yahya Rasoul said Monday.
