TEJGAON TRUCK TERMINAL : Truckers confine mayor, foil evection drive
Transport workers confined Dhaka north city mayor Annisul Huq in an office at Tejgaon truck terminal for......
Tensions rise as Russia says it's deploying anti-aircraft missiles to Syria
Tensions in the Middle East ratcheted up dangerously Wednesday, a day after Turkey shot down a Russian warplane, with the Turkish President accusing Russia of deceit and Russia announcing it would deploy anti-aircraft missiles to Syria.
Richard Dawkins draws criticism for 'clock boy' Ahmed Mohamed tweets
Eminent British scientist Richard Dawkins has drawn criticism on social media for what some say is an unfair comparison between Ahmed Mohamed, the Texas teenager whose school project was mistaken for a bomb, and a young ISIS killer.
ISIS claims bomb attack on Tunisian presidential guard that killed 12
ISIS has claimed responsibility for bombing a bus carrying members of Tunisia's presidential guard, the latest deadly attack to roil a country once hailed as one of the few success stories of the Arab Spring.
Paris attacks: Another attack could have been hours away
French authorities working to dismantle the terrorist network behind the Paris attacks say another attack could have been hours away when police closed in on the suspects' hideaway last week.
U.S. general: Human error led to Doctors Without Borders strike
A U.S. airstrike that mistakenly killed 30 people at a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, last month was, in part, the result of military personnel inadvertently aiming at the wrong target -- the hospital compound -- instead of a suspected nearby site, from which Taliban fighters were firing, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan said Wednesday.
Khaleda to decide whether BNP would contest municipal polls
Bangladesh Nationalist Party senior leaders at a meeting on Wednesday night empowered party chairperson Khaleda Zia to decide whether the party would contest municipal elections scheduled for December 30.
Each upazila to get training centre for migrant workers: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the government wants to develop the whole country and ensure the welfare of its people by using modern technologies.
INT’L DAY FOR ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN : ‘Only real democracy can give women full rights’
Rights activists and different sections of people on Wednesday said only real democracy could eliminate violence against women.
VIQARUNNISA SCHOOL RAPE : Parimal jailed for life-term
Sacked Viqarunnisa Noon School and College teacher Parimal Joydhar was jailed for life term on Wednesday for raping girl of the school in the city four years ago.
