UK Muslims with Disneyland plans: We were barred from plane due to religion
A Muslim man in London says his family was barred because of their religion from boarding a plane bound for Los Angeles, where they planned to visit Disneyland with their children.
Iraqi forces closing in on ISIS in Ramadi, military official says
Iraq's military is just about a mile away from the ISIS-held government compound in Ramadi in Iraq's battle to retake the city from the terrorist group, a spokesman for the Joint Iraqi Operations Command said.
Trump dominates GOP field heading into 2016
Donald Trump seems set to end 2015 as the dominant force in the race for next year's Republican nomination for president, with Texas Sen. Ted Cruz now a clear -- yet distant -- second after a strong debate performance, a new CNN/ORC poll released on Wednesday has found.
Six killed as storms pound South, Midwest
On a day when millions of Americans were traveling to see their families and friends for Christmas, wicked storms raced through the South and Midwest, killing at least six people and injuring scores more.
Navy to get 2 submarines next year: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said two submarines will be added to the fleet of Bangladesh Navy by mid next year to turn it into a three-dimensional force.
BNP briefs diplomats on ‘irregularities’
Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Wednesday briefed foreign diplomats stationed in Dhaka on the ‘violation of electoral code by the ruling party’, the ‘biased’ role of the administration and the ‘subservient’ role of the Election Commission in the municipal polls to 234 municipalities slated for December 30.
600 homeless in separate slum fires in city
Separate fires at slums in the capital’s Adabor and Tejgaon areas damaged more than 130 shanties, leaving over 600 people homeless on Wednesday.
Five-day REHAB fair begins in city
Housing and public works minister Mosharraf Hossain on Wednesday said allowing undeclared money to invest in the housing sector could reduce siphoning off money abroad. He suggested removing legal complications regarding the use of undeclared money for buying or constructing houses.
Outcome of WTO’s MC10 frustrating for B’desh: CPD
The Centre for Policy Dialogue on Wednesday termed the outcome of the 10th ministerial conference of the World Trade Organisation frustrating for the least developed countries like Bangladesh.
Iraqis say they're trying to retake Ramadi's center from ISIS
Iraqi forces sneaked across an improvised bridge Tuesday and attacked ISIS in the key city of Ramadi, the Iraqi military said, aiming to recapture the provincial capital whose fall to ISIS months ago drew U.S. criticism about Baghdad's ability to fight the terror group.
