American student among 3 killed in West Bank assault

An American yeshiva student was among three people killed in the West Bank when an attacker fired shots from a vehicle and then rammed pedestrians with the car, the Israel Defense Forces said.

Kuwait arrests six suspected ISIS cell members

Six men suspected of belonging to an ISIS terror cell have been arrested by authorities in the Middle East country of Kuwait.

PM cancels her Malta, France tours

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has cancelled her Malta and France tours considering the overall situation both at home and in Europe, said an official.

Ganajagaran Mancha protests at Jamaat’s countrywide shutdown

The Ganajagaran Mancha brought out a procession in the capital on Thursday protesting at the day-long nationwide shutdown enforced by Jamaat-e-Islami over the Supreme Court verdict that sentenced its leader Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed to death.

Muhith wants a fixed day for income tax payment by 2018

Finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith on Thursday instructed the National Board Revenue to work for introduction of a ‘fixed day’ for submission of income tax returns by the taxpayers.

INDO-BANGLA LAND SWAP : People opting for India start leaving Bangladesh

Sixty-three people from former Indian enclaves inside Bangladesh territory moved to India Thursday afternoon through the Burimari land port in the first part of such movement following the transfer of territories in adverse possession between the two countries over three and a half months back.

Jamaat’s hartal largely ignored

The countrywide general strike called by Jamaat-e-Islami protesting at the Supreme Court verdict that upheld the death penalty of war criminal Jamaat-e-Islami leader Ali Ahsan Muhammad Mojaheed was ignored largely across the country on Thursday.

2 killed, 8 held after France raid, but ringleader's status still unknown

French authorities took the offensive Wednesday, raiding a purported hideout of the ringleader in last week's deadly Paris attacks in an operation that ended with eight detained, two dead and potentially more bloodshed thwarted.

#JeSuisChien: French police dog dies in Saint-Denis raid

An early-morning police operation in the suburbs of Paris turned violent as gunfire and explosions rang out in the area of Saint-Denis.

Paris attacks at a glance: Wednesday's developments

A suicide bomber blew herself up and a police sniper took out a second terror suspect after authorities stormed two apartments and a church Wednesday in the northern Parisian suburb where one of last week's deadly terrorist attacks took place.