Iraq arrests 47 officials in anti-graft campaign
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Qatar gas plant blast kills 13, injures dozens
AFP, Doha
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Jordan hangs six after 9-year death penalty pause
AFP, Amman
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92% Israelis believe Iran won war: poll
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Palestinians torch Jewish shrine amid 'revolution' calls

Palestinians torched a site revered by Jews in the West Bank overnight, Israeli and Palestinian sources said on Friday.
16 October 2015, 07:23 AM

Human chain demands arrest of culprits

Activists of different non-governmental organisations (NGOs) formed a human chain at Thakurgaon intersection
15 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Watch Now: Rare books in ruins at Northbrook Hall

If you walk down the Farashganj road near the banks of the Buriganga river, you will come across the Northbrook Hall library. From the outside it would look like an abandoned building. But inside, it has hundreds of rare books—published in the nineteenth century—some of which may not be available elsewhere in the world.
15 October 2015, 06:43 AM

Couple held for killing kid

Police arrested a couple on charge of killing a two-year-old girl at Beltola in Sadar upazila of Jessore district on Tuesday night. The
14 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Youth electrocuted

A youth was electrocuted at Purba Brahman village in Osmaninagar upazila on Monday.
13 October 2015, 18:00 PM

BNP’s Aman gets SC bail, ‘no bar to release’

The Supreme Court upholds High Court bail orders for BNP leader Amanullah Aman in nine violence cases, “paving way for his release from jail”.
13 October 2015, 11:23 AM

Iran parliament approves nuclear deal with world powers

Iran's parliament approves a historic nuclear deal with world powers on Tuesday, effectively ending debate among lawmakers over the agreement and paving the way for its formal implementation.
13 October 2015, 06:45 AM

3 JMB men arrested in Sirajganj

Police arrested three suspected members of banned Islamist outfit Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Ullapara upazila of
12 October 2015, 18:00 PM

UZ chairman lands in jail

Police yesterday arrested Badrul Alam, 45, Sreepur Upazila Parishad Chairman in Magura district, on charge of planning subversive
12 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Islamic State figures killed in air strike; Baghdadi not believed among them

Eight senior figures from Islamic State were killed in an air strike while meeting in a town in western Iraq, but the group's reclusive leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi did not appear to be among them.
12 October 2015, 06:45 AM

Fresh unrest hits Gaza

An Israeli air strike in Gaza killed a pregnant woman and her toddler and Hamas warned the Jewish state against "foolishness" yesterday as Palestinian unrest spun further toward a full-scale uprising.
11 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Cops fly tonight to bring back Kamrul from KSA

A police team is departing for Saudi Arabia tonight to bring back Kamrul Islam, the prime accused in the murder case of 13-year-old Rajon.
11 October 2015, 09:17 AM

Dr Atiur wins "Central Bank Governor of the Year 2015, Asia" award

Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Atiur Rahman has been awarded with "Central Bank Governor of the Year 2015, Asia".
10 October 2015, 14:36 PM

WB lauds Bangladesh’s women empowerment

World Bank chief hails empowerment of women in Bangladesh, recognising the country as a model in women’s progress in the world. Women participation in the country's workforce has the potential of adding 1.8% to GDP over the next decade, he says.
10 October 2015, 10:43 AM

Hoshi murder: BNP man sent to jail, 2 bank employees freed

A Rangpur court cancels police remand of a local BNP leader, who was arrested in connection with the murder of Japanese national Kunio Hoshi, and sends him to jail.
10 October 2015, 08:10 AM

Manicured fingers throwing stones: Palestinian women join unrest

Young Palestinian women have increasingly joined males to hurl rocks at Israeli soldiers and chant slogans as unrest has spread in recent days in the occupied West Bank.
10 October 2015, 07:59 AM

Celebrity US clockmaker goes to KSA to perform Umrah

Talented American student of Sudanese origin Ahmed Mohammed Al-Hassan arrived in Jeddah to perform Umrah and visit his relatives, reports Arab News.
10 October 2015, 07:44 AM

‘Robber’ killed in Sirajganj ‘gunfight’

An alleged robber was killed in a “gunfight” with Rapid Action Battalion members in Sirajganj.
9 October 2015, 06:33 AM

Blogger killings: Bangladesh on CPJ Global Impunity Index

The killing of bloggers in Bangladesh propelled the country onto Global Impunity Index of Community to Protect Journalists.
9 October 2015, 03:48 AM

Syria army in 'vast offensive' backed by Russian strikes

Government troops backed by Lebanon's Hezbollah and Russian air raids advanced yesterday in western Syria in a "vast offensive" against rebels, as Nato voiced alarm at Moscow's escalating military activity in the country.
8 October 2015, 20:54 PM