Obama: ISIS not growing, but not 'decapitated'
President Barack Obama said that the U.S. strategy against ISIS has "contained them," but not yet succeeded in its effort to "decapitate" ISIS leadership.
7.0 quake strikes off shores of Japan
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.0 struck northwest of Japan's Ryukyu Islands on Friday, but there was no immediate tsunami danger to the U.S. West Coast, British Columbia and Alaska, the National Tsunami Warning Center said.
PM urges doctors to behave with patients
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Friday urged physicians to work in the interest of people by providing optimum healthcare services with good behaviour.
AL won’t secure 30 seats in a fair election: BNP
Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Friday claimed that the ruling Awami League would not secure even 30 parliamentary seats if a free election were held under a neutral government.
President inaugurates Vitamin-A plus campaign
President Abdul Hamid on Friday inaugurated the national Vitamin-A Plus Campaign-2015 (second round) urging all to take their children to nearby vaccination centres.
Potato price increases in capital
The price of potato witnessed a further rise in the Dhaka’s kitchen market over the week ending Friday while the prices of vegetables started to come down thanks to increased supply of winter variety.
Noor Hossain lands in jail
Narayanganj’s seven-murder prime accused Noor Hossain, who was extradited from India Thursday night, landed in Dhaka Central Jail on Friday in eleven cases relating to killings and other criminal offences in his locality.
ISIS threatens Russia in new video
ISIS on Thursday purportedly released a video and audio statement threatening to attack Russia "very soon."
Gen. John Allen: U.S. 'very attentive' to ISIS spread beyond Syria, Iraq
The United States is paying close attention to ISIS' growing global influence, the top U.S. official spearheading the fight against ISIS said Thursday, and considers its spread a key issue in the fight against the terrorist group.
What we know (and mostly don't) about the science behind Theranos
Theranos, a medical testing company that uses proprietary technology to take and test patients' blood and other bodily fluids, is also a Silicon Valley sweetheart led by a young, charismatic founder who is also one of America's youngest female billionaires.
