Iraq has launched a military operation to recapture Saddam Hussein’s hometown of Tikrit from Islamic State (IS).
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North Korea missiles launch mark joint US-ROK exercises
Missiles flew 490km from Nampo to East Sea, according to ROK military North Korea fired two short-range projectiles, presumed to be Scud-type ballistic missiles, on Monday morning South Korean time, Seoul’s military leadership announced. “North Korea fired two short-range missiles…
Netanyahu arrives in US for contested Congress Iran speech
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has arrived in the US to argue against a possible nuclear deal with Iran. Mr Netanyahu says the deal would be inadequate to prevent Tehran from acquiring a nuclear bomb. He is due to give a…
Indian foreign secretary comes on first leg of ‘Saarc Jatra’
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is sending his new Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar to Dhaka on Monday to reach out to the neighbours to strengthen bilateral ties. Foreign Secretary Md Shahidul Haque was scheduled to receive him at the airport…
Police guard withdrawn from Khaleda’s rented home
Police deputed at the house of the BNP chairperson have been withdrawn reportedly because Khaleda Zia continues to live in her office. No announcement has been made in this regard. The police team deployed to the house at Road No.…
Syria girls: CCTV shows UK teenagers at Istanbul bus station
New CCTV pictures appear to show three UK schoolgirls on the Turkish leg of what is believed to have been their journey to join Islamic State in Syria.
UN climate head Rajendra Pachauri resigns
The head of the UN climate change panel (IPCC), Rajendra Pachauri, has resigned amid sexual harassment allegations.
Turkish author Yasar Kemal dies at 92
One of Turkey’s best-known writers, Yasar Kemal, 92, has died in an Istanbul hospital following respiratory and organ failure.
England thrashed by Sri Lanka in World Cup in Wellington
England slipped to a third crushing defeat in four World Cup games as Sri Lanka comfortably chased 310 to win by nine wickets in Wellington.
BGB seizes gold, arms in Benapole
Border Guard Bangladesh men on Saturday noon seized a tot of 715 grams of gold bars and arrested a woman raiding an area at Ghiba frontier under Benapole port police station while the border guard men seized two foreign made…
Woman’s body found afloat in Munshiganj
Police recovered the body of a woman from Kandirpar area adjacent to Mawa ferry ghat in Munshiganj district on Saturday evening.
Two persons killed, 15 injured in road accident in Habiganj
Two persons were killed and 15 others injured in a road accident on Habiganj-Shaestaganj zonal road in the district here today.
2 held with firearm in Khagrachari
Joint forces in a drive arrested two young men along with a home-made firearm at Kanungopara in Panchhari upazila on Saturday afternoon.
Barisal Workers Party office ransacked, 8 activists hurt in attack
Workers Party office ransacked and 8 activists injured by attack of alliance partner Awami League activists at Sarbahara-prone Agorpur union under Babuganj upazila of Barisal district.
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Female workers facing discrimination in wages in Rangpur
Female workers in Rangpur district are facing discrimination as they get much less wage than their male counterparts for the same type of work.
10 BNP-Jamaat-Shibir activists detained in Ctg
Chittagong city and district police in a series of drives detained ten activists of BNP-Jamaat-Shibir from port city and three upazilas of the district on Saturday night.
Expand BT brinjal cultivation to get pesticide-free vegetables: Experts
Experts at a farmers’ field day (FFD) have said there is no alternative to expanded farming of pests’ attack resistant BT brinjal to get pesticide-free vegetables for saving public health and earning more profits.
Role of Light House in preventing HIV/AIDS lauded
Speakers at a project facilitation meeting here have landed the role of Light House Consortium, a non-government organization, in creating awareness among the vulnerable group of people to prevent formidable threat of HIV/AIDS.
Ctg judges leave court as lawyers protest proceedings on hartal day
Two judges in Chittagong were forced to leave the courtroom when lawyers belonging to the Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Oikya Parishad protested against attempts to resume proceedings. Chittagong District and Sessions Judge Nurul Huda and Divisional Special Judge Ataur Rahman entered the…
Ctg became volatile from first week of March, 1971
The overall situation in the port city Chittagong became volatile with the spontaneous protest of general masses since March 1 in 1971 when the then Pakistani rulers had postponed the scheduled March 3 session of National Assembly.
BNP man hurt in cops’ firing in Rajshahi
A BNP activist received bullet injuries as police opened fire on him while he was trying to flee after hurling petrol bombs at two buses in Shirail bus terminal area of the city on Sunday morning.
Muggers snatch Tk6 lakh shooting cattle trader in Jessore
Muggers snatched away Tk6 lakh after shooting a cattle trader in Setai area of Sharsha upazila on Saturday night.
Pickup van torched in Laxmipur
Miscreants torched a pickup van and vandalised eight CNG-run auto- rickshaws in Dalal Bazar area of sadar upazila on Saturday night on the eve of another spell of 72-hour hartal enforced by the BNP-led 20-party alliance.
Helper burnt as bus torched in Joypurhat
A bus helper suffered burn injuries as miscreants torched his vehicle at a bus stand in Akkelpur upazila early Sunday.
2-month ban on fishing in Padma, Meghna begins
The government has imposed a two months’ ban on catching, selling and transportation of all types of fish from the Padma and Meghna rivers from Sunday to ensure safe spawning and protecting of fish resources.
Woman held with 8920 coins in Benapole
Members of Bangladesh Border Guard in a drive arrested a woman in possession of 8920 coins of Tk 1 denomination each from Putkhali border area on Saturday night.
Municipal office torched in Magura
Miscreants torched the municipal office of the district on Saturday night by pouring petrol, burning down some documents and papers.
One sentenced to gallows for killing brother’s wife
A Dhaka court on Sunday sentenced a man to death in a case filed for killing his brother’s wife after raping her nine years ago. Judge Tanjena Ismail of the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-5 of Dhaka pronounced the…
Warrant issued for Khaleda’s office search in explosives case
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Sunday evening ordered police to search the Gulshan office of BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia. Metropolitan Magistrate SM Masud Zaman of the CMM Court issued the order in a case filed…