Chhatra Dal leader injured in police firing
Police on Thursday shot a Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal leader at Mogbazar area in the city. The victim is identified as Robiul Islam Nayan, 26, a joint convener of Chhatra Dal Mohammadpur unit. Police said Nayan is a wanted accused of several cases of arson attack and vandalism filed during the BNP sponsored blockade.
Doctors Without Borders: Kunduz strike an 'attack on the Geneva Conventions'
President Barack Obama has personally apologized. But he didn't go far enough, according to Doctors Without Borders, the aid group whose hospital in the Afghan city of Kunduz was hit by a deadly U.S. airstrike.
BASIC BANK SCAM : Bacchu bought 100 fishing boats during chairmanship
Controversial former BASIC Bank chairman Sheikh Abdul Hye Bacchu purchased as many as 100 fishing boats starting in 2009 when he was appointed chairman of the state-owned bank. The Anti-Corruption Commission last month filed 54 cases against some 80 bankers and 54 business entities but left Hye out after probing embezzlement of Tk 3,500 crore from the BASIC Bank.
Putin celebrates 63rd birthday with ice hockey game and seven goals
Not the kind of guy to miss a flattering photo op, Russian President Vladimir Putin put his skates on for his 63rd birthday and took to the ice.
NATO says Russian ground troops in Syria, Turkey's airspace violated again
Russian involvement in the 4½-year-old Syrian civil war seems to be escalating, with NATO's secretary general confirming Tuesday a second incursion by Russian planes into Turkish airspace and saying Russian ground troops were in Syria as well.
U.S. Treasury inquires about ISIS use of Toyota vehicles
The U.S. Treasury is seeking information from Toyota about how the terror group has gotten hold of the automaker's trucks, which have been shown in ISIS propaganda videos.
United Airlines flight diverts after co-pilot passes out
A United Airlines flight made an emergency landing in New Mexico on Tuesday morning after the co-pilot passed out, an airport spokesman said.
ISIS 'forced pregnant Yazidi women to have abortions'
ISIS militants forced pregnant women they had sold into slavery to have abortions, according to three young Yazidis who escaped from the Islamic militants' brutal clutches.
Dalai Lama: China more concerned about future Dalai Lamas than I am
The Chinese government cares more about the institution of the Dalai Lama than the man who carries that name, the 14th Dalai Lama told CNN's Christiane Amanpour.
Killing of foreign nationals may affect FDI, exports: DCCI
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Tuesday said that the recent killings of two foreign nationals might have an adverse impact on the inflow of foreign direct investment in the country as well as on the country’s exports.
