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.
Uh-oh! Russian TV stations air secret plans by accident
Oops. Two tightly controlled official Russian TV stations have accidentally broadcast classified military information for all to see, the Russian news agency Tass reported.
Beirut suicide bombings kill 41; suspect claims ISIS sent attackers
A pair of suicide bombings struck southern Beirut on Thursday, killing more than 40 people and wounding at least 200 others.
Conspirators won’t be allowed to make it a terrorist state: PM
Renewing her allegation that Khaleda Zia wants to tarnish Bangladesh’s image by killing foreigners, prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said people will not allow conspirators to make the country a terrorist state.
Teenage girl sentenced to death for killing parents
The teenage daughter of slain Special Branch inspector Mahfuzur Rahman was sentenced to death by a speedy tribunal in Dhaka on Thursday for killing her parents in 2013.
