Saudis foil attack on Grand Mosque in Mecca
Saudi security forces on Friday prevented an imminent attack on the Grand Mosque in Mecca, the country's Interior Ministry said on state-run TV.
Qatar told to close Al Jazeera, reduce Iran ties in list of demands
Four Arab states that have boycotted Qatar have handed the country a list of 13 demands, including some likely to infuriate Doha and exacerbate the region's worst crisis in decades.
White House responds to Comey tape inquiry with Trump tweet
The White House is letting President Donald Trump's tweet Thursday -- asserting that he had not taped former FBI Director James Comey -- stand as the President's official statement.
Facing Putin, Trump will confront complex swirl of controversy
Inside the capacious Hamburg Messe conference hall next month, President Donald Trump will come face-to-face with the man whose shadow has darkened much of his presidency: Vladimir Putin.
Masses make journey home
Masses of people streamed out of cities across the country on Friday, the first of two-day weekend before the Eid vacation beginning Sunday, on their hectic journey to near and dear ones in fur-flung areas.
DEATH OF ROMEL CHAKMA NHRC seeks Army’s explanation
The National Human Rights Commission has written to the defence ministry asking for a Bangladesh Army
FESTIVAL ALLOWANCE RMG workers deprive of legitimate amount
More than a half of apparel factories of the country were not giving legitimate amount in festival allowance to their workers, taking advantage of the labour law.
Public hospitals discharge patients ahead of Eid
Public hospitals in the capital discharged many of their patients in last couple of days as many of the doctors and nurses would be on leave on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the major festivals of the Muslims.
TRAFFICKING ACROSS INDIA-B’DESH BORDER Traffickers buy up land, houses to smuggle women
Along the India-Bangladesh border that runs through India’s eastern state of West Bengal, human traffickers are buying land, building homes and enrolling on voter lists to create cover for their cross-border operations, campaigners said.
US, Iraq say ISIS blew up famous Mosul mosque
The United States and Iraq said ISIS blew up a historic mosque in Mosul that was the ideological heart of the terror group and the birthplace of its self-declared caliphate.
