Many vehicles without RR plates as deadline looms
A large number of motor vehicles are still plying the roads across the country without Retro-Reflective number plates with radiofrequency identification (RFID) tags though a government directive asked these number plates be fit to all vehicles by this December.
ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCE : Families call for return of 19 youths
Families of 19 Dhaka-based opposition student activists who disappeared before the January 5, 2014 elections urged the president and the prime minister on Friday to ‘return’ the victims showing ‘humanity.’
San Bernardino: Carnage was 'unspeakable,' police say
One of the first officers to respond to Wednesday's mass shooting in San Bernardino said he had trained for events like this, but the scene was still surreal.
Putin: Turkey will regret warplane downing 'for a long time'
Turkey has only just begun to feel repercussions for downing a Russian warplane last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned during his annual state of the nation address Thursday, hours before the countries' foreign ministers were to meet amid simmering tensions.
MH370: Search teams 'looking in the right place', studies say
Teams searching for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 are looking in the right place, the results of two new independent studies suggest.
Obama: U.S. safe against ISIS attack
President Barack Obama said in an interview that aired Thursday that he is confident the U.S. is safe from a Paris-style attack from ISIS and that American law enforcement is well equipped to protect the nation during the holidays.
Israeli expert: Trump's call to kill terrorists' families immoral, ineffective
leading Israeli counter-terrorism expert says Donald Trump's call to "take out" the families of terrorists would run afoul of international law and degrade the moral standing of the U.S.
Help physically-challenged people: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged the people of all classes, including the affluent section of society, to protect the rights of people with disabilities, help flourish and utilise their talents alongside providing them with jobs.
Indefinite ban imposed on raw jute export
Following a month-long ban, the government on Thursday imposed fresh ban on export of raw jute for an indefinite period to ensure supply of jute to the local jute mills and to implement the Mandatory Jute Packaging Act 2010.
37kg gold found in Emirates flight
The Dhaka Custom House authorities seized 320 pieces of gold bar weighing 37 kilograms concealed under a passenger seats of Emirates flight that arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport Thursday evening.
