Turkish warplanes bomb ISIS positions in Syria for the first time
Turkish warplanes bombed ISIS positions in Syria for the first time early Friday, significantly ramping up the country's fight against the terrorist group.
Lafayette theater shooter bought gun legally, police say
John Russell "Rusty" Houser methodically shot 11 people in a Lafayette, Louisiana, movie theater on Thursday night using a handgun he legally purchased from an Alabama pawn shop, authorities said Friday.
Prices of onion, egg, beef, mutton increase in capital
The prices of onion, egg, beef and mutton increased in the city’s kitchen market over the week ending Friday due to a supply shortage, traders said.
RAJON MURDER CASE: OC withdrawn, 2 SIs suspended
Sylhet Metropolitan Police on Friday evening withdrew the officer-in-charge and two sub-inspectors of Jalalabad police station on allegation of assisting a prime suspect in the killing of 13-year-old Samiul Alam Rajon in Sylhet to leave the country and misbehaving with Rajon’s father.
Highways turn into deathtraps 22 more lives lost in road mishaps on Friday
Yet another 22 people lost their lives in fatal road accidents across the country on Friday as the authorities fail to rein in reckless driving.
Train schedule disruption, derailment continue
Frequent derailment and disruption to train schedules go unabated across the country because of run-down railway tracks, sleepers and bridges.
3 dead, 7 hurt when gunman opens fire in Lafayette movie theater
11:16 p.m. : The weapon used in the shooting was a handgun, said police Sgt. Brooks David. 10:52 p.m.: Authorities said they know the identity of the shooter but are withholding it so as not to "affect the integrity" of the investigation.
Tentative deal reached to increase U.S. access to Turkish air bases
The U.S. and Turkey have reached a "tentative handshake deal" to increase U.S. and coalition access to Turkish air bases, including the base at Incirlik, according to an administration official.
NASA finds 'Earth's bigger, older cousin'
NASA said Thursday that its Kepler spacecraft has spotted "Earth's bigger, older cousin": the first nearly Earth-size planet to be found in the habitable zone of a star similar to our own.
PM says security shouldn’t detach PM from people
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Thursday asked the members of Special Security Force to be careful so that her contact with general people is not hindered in the name of security.
