Ruling party offices on govt lands
Offices of Awami League and BNP, the two major political parties, are seldom seen out side the capital when they are out of power.
China says it warned and tracked U.S. warship in South China Sea
China said it warned and tracked a U.S. Navy warship as it came close to one of its artificial islands in the South China Sea's contested waters.
ISIS ties foes to ancient Palmyra columns and blows them up
ISIS, which comes up with more and more heinous methods of execution, has ramped up its cruelty: Members of the group tied three people to the pillars in the ancient section of Palmyra and killed them by detonating the pillars, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported.
Saudi blogger Raif Badawi to be flogged again, wife says
A Saudi blogger convicted of "insulting Islam" is expected to receive the second 50 lashes of a 1,000-lash sentence soon, his wife says.
U.S. weighing 'direct action on the ground' in Iraq
The U.S. is considering increasing its attacks on ISIS through more ground action and airstrikes, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Tuesday.
Saudi prince held on suspicion of drug smuggling in Lebanon
A member of Saudi Arabia's royal family was detained at the Beirut, Lebanon, airport over an alleged attempt to smuggle drugs out of the country on a private plane, a security source told CNN.
PM calls for promotion of Buddhist tourism
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday inaugurated an international conference on Buddhist circuit, the first of its kind in the world, calling upon all to work together for the promotion of tourism based on Buddhist culture and traditions.
SC stays EC activities for Tangail-4 by-election
The Appellate Division on Tuesday stayed the activities of Election Commission relating to the by-election in Tangail-4 constituency of Parliament until November 2. It posted a full court hearing of EC’s appeal for November 2.
TAVELLA MURDER : ‘I was tortured to confess’ Tamjid tells family
A man, whom law enforcers claimed shot dead Italian aid worker Cesare Tavella in Dhaka on September 28, told his family during a jail visit on Tuesday that he had no involvement in the crime and that his confession to a magistrate was coerced through torture.
Rooppur cost now hits $13.5b
The construction of the proposed Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant will cost around US$ 13.5 billion surpassing all previous estimates.
