AN ACT OF WAR

In a wave of bombings and shootings across Paris, gunmen and suicide bombers killed at least 129 people at a concert hall, restaurants and the national sports stadium yesterday, the deadliest day of attacks in France since World War II. Eight militants, all wearing suicide vests, brought unprecedented violence to the streets of the French capital.
14 November 2015, 18:00 PM

France's worst nightmare came true

Simultaneous attacks on multiple targets by gunmen and suicide bombers working in unison: a nightmare scenario that France's anti-
14 November 2015, 18:00 PM

UN climate talks to go ahead

The UN climate conference scheduled on November 30 will go ahead as planned near despite the terror attacks that killed 129 people in
14 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Possible consequences

Peace talks to end the Syrian civil war had drifted along for years before a snowballing refugee crisis in Europe this summer and
14 November 2015, 18:00 PM

'Paris concert gunman was French, known to have Islamist ties'

One of the gunmen who died after attacking a Paris concert hall has French nationality and is known to have ties with Islamist militants, a source close to the inquiry into a series of deadly attacks in Paris says.
14 November 2015, 16:08 PM

WB giving $177m more for power sector

The World Bank approves an additional tranche of $177 million for Bangladesh’s power sector to increase reliable and low-cost electricity.
14 November 2015, 12:19 PM

Islamic State video threatens France a day after Paris attacks

Islamic State releases an undated video threatening to attack France if bombings of its fighters continue, a day after gunmen and bombers killed at least 140 people in Paris.
14 November 2015, 09:47 AM

Paris attacks: Eyewitness accounts

Dozens of people have been killed in multiple gun attacks in Paris and a hostage-taking situation. Here are some accounts from witnesses in the city:
14 November 2015, 02:42 AM

Paris attacks: At least 127 killed at Bataclan and restaurants

At least 127 people are killed in multiple gun and bomb attacks in Paris. France declares national state of emergency and closes its borders after attack.
14 November 2015, 01:31 AM

75 more BNP-Jamaat men held in 5 districts

At least 75 BNP and Jamaat-Shibir men were held in Nilphamari, Satkhira, Thakurgaon, Jhenidah and Sylhet districts yesterday and the
12 November 2015, 18:00 PM

‘BNP will resist attempt to remove Zia’s grave’

BNP will resist if the government tries to remove the grave of the party founder Ziaur Rahman from Jatiya Sangsad area, a party leader said today.
12 November 2015, 09:23 AM

Spain challenges Catalan secession bid

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said yesterday his government had launched a Constitutional Court challenge to a resolution passed by Catalonia's
11 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Five dead in PKK attacks in Turkey

Three Turkish policemen, a civilian and a soldier have been killed in new attacks in the restive southeast blamed on fighters from the rebel Kurdistan Workers'
11 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Slovenia unrolls wire on Croatia border

Slovenia's army yesterday began rolling out razor wire along the border with Croatia, in a move the government says will help it better manage the influx of migrants.
11 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Democracy is confined: Khaleda

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia says the country’s democracy is under attack in a bid to destroy it forever.
9 November 2015, 12:19 PM

HC again rejects medical admission retake plea

The High Court further rejects a writ petition seeking the authorities to cancel the medical admission test held on September 18, and to probe into the allegations of question leakage.
9 November 2015, 11:59 AM

The Real Winnie the Pooh

Winnie the Pooh is one of the best-known characters in children's literature, and the inspiration is in fact a female bear from Winnipeg in Canada.
9 November 2015, 08:59 AM

Putin to attend Paris climate summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend the November 30 opening of a UN summit in Paris tasked with producing a climate rescue
8 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Croatia votes amid migrant crisis

Croatians voted in a general election yesterday with conservatives aspiring to return to power as the EU nation faces a wave of migrants
8 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Wentworth Woodhouse sold to Hong Kong investment company

One of Europe's biggest private stately homes is due to be sold to a Hong Kong based investment company.
8 November 2015, 05:24 AM