3 ‘extremists’ killed in RAB raid
Three suspected extremists were found dead on Tuesday at a house in remote Madhya Char area under Chapainawabganj Sadar where Rapid Action Battalion members conducted a raid since early hours of the day.
Officers need to give up colonial mindset: HC
The jawans and the officers need to change their colonial mindsets, said Justice Md Shawkat Hossain, presiding judge of a three-judge special bench of the High Court Division, in the observations relating to the unanimous verdict in the death references and appeals of BDR men convicted for slaying their commanders during the February 2009 mutiny at Peelkhana.
BDR CARNAGE Fair probe needed to resolve many questions: Fakhrul
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday said that why the intelligence agency failed to inform about soldiers mutiny in the then Bangladesh Rifles
Annisul on life support
Dhaka North city mayor Annisul Huq, who has been undergoing treatment in London for cerebral vasculitis, is now on life support in a hospital there.
North Korea fires missile that shows it can hit 'everywhere in the world'
North Korea successfully launched a Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday, a newsreader on the state-run North Korean Central Television (KCTV) announced.The launch was ordered by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The broadcast showed a still photo of Kim signing the order.
Pope Francis holds historic Papal Mass in mainly Buddhist Myanmar
(CNN)In an historic mass to some 150,000 worshipers in Yangon, Myanmar, Pope Francis on Wednesday urged the country's Catholics to respond to hatred and rejection with "forgiveness and compassion."
Meghan Markle intends to become UK citizen after marriage to Prince Harry
(CNN)Meghan Markle intends to become a UK citizen, the British royal family has announced, confirming that the American actor's marriage to Prince Harry would take place at Windsor Castle in May next year.
Americans join a militia fighting ISIS
On a scorching summer afternoon, David Taylor Sr. stands under a tent in his hometown of Buckhannon, West Virginia. He is dressed formally -- his tie, accented with stars and stripes.
Top Chinese general under investigation for corruption hangs himself
Beijing (CNN)A top Chinese general hanged himself after coming under investigation for corruption charges, China's state-run news agency Xinhua reported Tuesday.General Zhang Yang, the former head of the Chinese military's political work department, was found dead at his home on November 23, the news agency said.
BDR CARNAGE 139 to die, 185 to be jailed for life: HC
Death sentences of 139 BDR soldiers for slaying 57 commanders on deputation from the army during the February 2009 mutiny were on Monday upheld by the High Court Division. Death sentences of seven other BDR solders and Md Zakir Hossain, then a local Awami League leader were reduced to life terms
