5 members of extremist group held with ammo, explosives in Chittagong
Rapid Action Battalion personnel detained five Muslim militants along with huge amount of explosives, ammunitions and militant training tools from Lotmoni, a hilly remote area of Bashkali upazila in Chittagong in an overnight drive early Sunday.
Two city high rises catch fire
Two high-rise buildings–one at Gulshan-2 and another at New Eskaton Road–caught fire in the city on Sunday morning, reports United News of Bangladesh.
72-hr nationwide strike begins peacefully
The first day of 72-hour nationwide general strike enforced by Bangladesh Nationalist Party-led alliance was underway peacefully in the city in addition to the indefinite blockade that entered its 48th straight day on Sunday.
Fire rips through Torch skyscraper in Dubai
A fire has swept through the Torch skyscraper in Dubai, one of the tallest residential buildings in the world.
Have faith in me: Mamata
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee who had been opposing the crucial Teesta water sharing deal for the last four years, on Thursday said Bangladesh need not be worried over the Teesta, assuring countrymen that the problem will be resolved soon.
Rain suspends Bangladesh-Australia match
Continuous rain under the influence of cyclonic storm Marcia has suspended the Bangladesh-Australia World Cup match in Brisbane on Saturday.
Nation salutes language heroes
Streams of mourners began filing past the shaheed minars after placing flowers at the altars across the country as clock struck the zero hour past Friday with the nation paying homage to the martyrs of the Language Movement of 1952 in a beefed up security amid a protracted blockade enforced by the opposition alliance.
Mahmood meets Kerry; both condemn violence, extremism
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali on Friday met US Secretary of State John F Kerry and they agreed that violence has no space in a democracy, and condemned the mindless violence and extremism in the name of ideology or political expression, said a Foreign Ministry media release here.
ISIS: Everything you need to know about the rise of the militant group.
The rise of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the Islamist militant group that has seized a chunk of land stretching from northern Syria to central Iraq, has struck fear into the hearts of leaders around the world.
Son died fighting for ISIS, mom wants to fight propaganda.
Christianne Boudreau's voice wavers slightly as she recounts how her little boy became an ISIS militant. Every word seems tinged with anger and regret, but most of all, purpose.
