Man hurt in Benapole clash dies

A man, who sustained critical injuries in a clash between two groups of villagers at Raghunathpur village in Benapole of Jessore on April 24, died at a hospital in the capital on Monday night.
28 April 2015

10 injured as AL, Jubo League men clash

At least ten people were injured in a clash between the activists of Awami League (AL) and Jubo League in the town on Monday night.
28 April 2015

Police yet to unearth clue to murder of ex-army man

Police are yet to unearth clue to the murder of an ex-army man in Dumki upazila of the district.
28 April 2015

Yemen clashes kill 20 in Aden

Huthi rebels and their allies advanced in the heart of Yemen's second city Aden in heavy fighting that killed at least 20 people, medical and security sources said yesterday.
28 April 2015

Credible reports of vote-rigging, intimidation: US

US expresses disappointment over 'widespread, first-hand, and credible reports of vote-rigging, intimidation and violence that have occurred at polling stations today, and the BNP’s decision to boycott the city corporation polls'.
28 April 2015

Rapist gets life

A court here yesterday sentenced a youth to life imprisonment for raping a three-year-old girl in Matlab Uttar upazila of the district in
27 April 2015

Qaeda, ISIS gain in Syria, Iraq

Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate and its allies seized the last major government-held city in Idlib province yesterday, in a blow that could
25 April 2015

Syria Islamists ‘take northern town’

Islamist rebels in Syria takes over much of the key north-western town of Jisr al-Shughur, activists say.
25 April 2015

Letter sent to Khaleda for ‘violating electoral code’

The returning officer of Dhaka North City Corporation sends letter to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia accusing her of violating the electoral code of conduct.
25 April 2015

Blood money paid for 19 Bangladeshi victims in UAE

Blood money for all the 19 Bangladeshi workers who died in a 2013 road crash in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been paid to their families.
24 April 2015

Saudi prince offers Bentleys to bombers!

A wealthy Saudi royal attracted criticism on social media after he apparently offered luxury cars to fighter pilots participating in a bombing campaign in Yemen.
23 April 2015

Two air strikes in Yemen kill at least 40 people, mostly civilian

Two air strikes in Yemen has killed at least 40 people, most of them civilians and has wounded dozens of others, medical sources said.
21 April 2015

Egypt court sentences 11 to death

An Egyptian court yesterday sentenced 11 football fans to death after a retrial over a 2012 stadium riot in the canal city of Port Said that left 74
19 April 2015

Rouhani-Ghani announce security cooperation

Afghanistan and Iran yesterday announced plans for enhanced security cooperation to combat threats from the Islamic State group, including possible joint military operations.
19 April 2015

France provides first weapons to Lebanon

The first French weapons from a $3 billion Saudi-funded programme will arrive in Lebanon today as allies seek to bolster the country's defences
19 April 2015

Iraq clears massive oil refinery of ISIS

Iraqi forces backed by US-led air strikes cleared the country's largest oil refinery of the Islamic State group, the international coalition helping
19 April 2015

UN envoy quits after criticism

The UN envoy to Yemen has resigned after failing to avert large-scale violence, dealing a blow to hopes of a diplomatic solution to the
16 April 2015

ISIS steps up assault on Iraq's Ramadi

Islamic State (ISIS) has stepped up its assault on the western Iraqi city of Ramadi, launching a series of suicide bomb attacks on a
16 April 2015

Iran nuke talks on April 22-23 in Vienna: EU

Major world powers and Iran will hold fresh talks in Vienna on April 22-23 to build on the framework accord reached on Tehran's
16 April 2015

Top Qaeda leader killed in Yemen

The ideological leader of Yemen-based al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula was killed in a drone strike this week, allegedly by the United
15 April 2015