ISIS targets Iraqi families with blast at Baghdad ice cream shop
At least 10 people were killed and 40 were wounded when a car bomb exploded outside an ice cream shop in central Baghdad early Tuesday, according to official in the Iraqi capital.
Cyclone Mora hit coastal areas
The severe cyclonic storm, Mora, over north Bay moved northwards and started crossing Cox’s Bazar-Chittagong coast near Kutubdia at 6:00am on Tuesday, a special bulletin of Bangladesh Meteorological Department said today.
11 major cyclones hit Bangladesh since 1965
At least eleven major tropical cyclones accompanied by storm surges lashed the country since 1965, leaving 474,705 people dead, according to the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief.
Zia’s death anniv today
Today is the 36th death anniversary of late president Ziaur Rahman, the founder of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
PM accorded red carpet reception in Vienna
A red carpet was rolled out as prime minister Sheikh Hasina arrived in Vienna Monday afternoon on a two-day official visit to attend a conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
FOREIGN TRIPS OF 11 LOWER COURT JUDGES WITHOUT SC CONSULTATION CJ annoyed
Chief Justice SK Sinha on Monday expressed annoyance over the law ministry sending 11 lower court judges to Australia on a training course without consulting with the Supreme Court.
North Korea test-fires another ballistic missile, US and South Korea say
North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile Monday morning that landed in the ocean, the US military said.
While campaigning, Merkel says Europeans can't 'completely' rely on US, others
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said her experience at recent international summits featuring US President Donald Trump showed her Europe can't "completely" rely on the United States and other longstanding allies.
British police in race to find Manchester terror network
British authorities are racing to round up the terror network behind the Manchester concert bombing after Home Secretary Amber Rudd revealed some of those involved could potentially still be at large.
Duterte jokes about rape while rallying troops to fight militants
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, giving a pep talk to his troops in the country's restive south, exhorted the soldiers to go all out in fighting Islamic militants and joked that under martial law they could even commit rape with impunity.
