Iran test-fires new generation long-range ballistic missiles, state media report
Iran has successfully test-fired a new precision-guided, long-range missile, state-run media reported on Sunday.
Nepal elects new prime minister
Nepal's Parliament on Sunday elected Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli as the country's 38th prime minister.
Syria's war: Everything you need to know about how we got here
It began with the arrests of a handful of children in 2011. Since then it's exploded into the biggest humanitarian crisis since the Second World War.
Thousands gather in Ankara in aftermath of deadly blasts that killed scores
Thousands of people gathered in the streets of Ankara on Sunday near the site of two deadly bomb blasts that tore through crowds taking part in a peace rally in the capital a day earlier.
Children must not suffer on streets, PM tells ministries
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday directed the women and child affairs and social welfare ministries to make sure that children do not have to pass miserable days on the streets. ‘[Officials of] women and child affairs and social welfare ministries are here…
BNP upset at PM remarks on Khaleda
BNP termed unexpected and devoid of political etiquette prime minister’s remarks that the party chairperson, Khaleda Zia, was involved in the recent murders of two foreign nationals. The party also feared that the prime minister’s comments might influence the probes into the murder incidents.
NBR allows pvt co to launch container tracking sans tender
The National Board of Revenue has given permission to a private company for introducing container tracking system in the country without any tender.
Trade facilitation, transit modalities main focus in Dhaka-Thimphu talks
A commerce secretary-level meeting between Dhaka and Thimphu will be held in the capital next month to push forward issues on trade facilitation and transit modalities, a top official in the commerce ministry said.
SHOOTING AT SCHOOLBOY : MP seeks anticipatory bail
Ruling Awami League lawmaker Manjurul Islam Liton on Sunday petitioned the High Court for anticipatory bail in an attempted murder case filed against him for shooting at a minor boy in the legs in Gaibandha on October 2.
Ankara terrorist attack: What does it mean for Turkey?
The toll from Saturday's twin bombings in Ankara is appalling enough -- the deadliest single terrorist attack on Turkish soil. But the atrocity will also have consequences far beyond the bloody scene adjacent to Ankara's railway terminus.
