BOMB ATTACK AT SHIA SITE : No clue, no headway in probe
The police have yet to establish a motive for or clue to the bomb attack on Shia Muslims at Hussaini Dalan in Dhaka that killed a teenage boy was killed and scores others were injured, some of them badly, on early Saturday.
4 killed, 44 hurt when car hits crowd at Oklahoma State parade
A woman suspected of drunken driving crashed a car into a crowd of spectators at Oklahoma State University's homecoming parade, killing four people -- including a 2-year-old -- authorities in Stillwater said Saturday.
Hurricane Patricia dissipates in Mexico; flooding, mudslide concerns remain
Patricia, the strongest hurricane ever recorded at sea, approached Mexico's Pacific coast with such ferocity that one official predicted it would become the most dangerous storm in history.
Kerry: Israel agrees to surveillance at disputed Jerusalem holy site
Israel's Prime Minister has agreed to 24-hour video surveillance at a disputed Jerusalem holy site -- a move that U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said could be "a game-changer" to reduce regional bloodshed.
Russian airstrike hits Syrian hospital, aid group says
After the first airstrike hit near a hospital in eastern Idlib, Syria, no one was injured, according to one local man.
PM reaffirms BD’s commitment to zero tolerance for terrorism
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Saturday said that Bangladesh would continue to do its part in promoting a culture of peace and non-violence and uphold a policy of zero tolerance for all forms of terrorism and violent extremism.
Fish prices increase in capital
The prices of fish increased in the capital’s kitchen markets over the week ending Friday. Traders said that the demand for fish rose in the city after Eid-ul-Azha as Muslim consumers diverted their choice to fish from meat.
BNP demands fair probe into Husaini Dalan blasts
Strongly denouncing the bomb blasts at Husaini Dalan in Old Dhaka, Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Saturday demanded a fair and neutral investigation into the incident to identify the perpetrators.
Govt tells importer substandard wheat won’t be unloaded
The food directorate on Thursday officially informed Impex Consultants Limited that the wheat it imported from Brazil and carried by hip Cyprus ship MV Pintail would not be offloaded, as it was substandard and unsafe for human consumption.
Ashura observed amid deadly blasts in old Dhaka
The holy Ashura, commemorating the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA), was observed in the country amid deadly blasts targeting a gathering of the Shia Muslim communities at the Husaini Dalan area in Dhaka in the early hours of Saturday.
