Defense Secretary: Forces ready in 'weeks' for battle to retake ISIS capital
Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Wednesday it will be only a matter of weeks before the US and its allies are ready to drive ISIS from Raqqa, its symbolic capital in Syria.
'Afghan Girl' in iconic National Geographic photo arrested in Pakistan
The Afghan woman, whose striking green eyes in a National Geographic cover photo, made her face known around the world is under arrest in Pakistan.
Philippines' Duterte on foreign troops: 'I want them out'
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Wednesday that he wants foreign troops to leave his country, possibly within the next two years.
Russia unveils 'Satan 2' missile, could wipe out France or Texas, report says
A Russian missile design company has unveiled the first image of a new weapon in Russia's arsenal: the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile, nicknamed "Satan 2."
Apple delays its AirPods launch
This won't be music to the ears of Apple (AAPL, Tech30) fans. The company is delaying the launch of AirPods, its wireless earbuds designed for the iPhone.
PM seeks doctors’ help to implement SDG
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday sought doctors’ sincere supports to implement the 15-year Sustainable Development Goal to make the country’s healthcare system time befitting.
40m in food insecurity
A quarter of the country’s population has been classified as food-insecure as most of the people do not get sufficiently nutritious diet, reveals a World Food Programme report.
RAPE OF 5-YEAR-OLD GIRL : Doctors find deep cut in genital, infection
The genital of the five-year-old girl of Dinajpur, who was raped and now fighting for life at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, was found with deep cut with sharp thing, physicians said on Wednesday.
Obaidul Quader terms Sajeeb future AL leader
Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said that party president Sheikh Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wajed Joy would be the future leader of the party and he would join the central committee according to his wish.
Dhaka seeks ‘effective mechanism for Nur Chy’ deportation
Bangladesh has proposed Canada to devise an ‘effective mechanism’ to move forward with the deportation of Nur Chowdhury, the self-confessed and convicted killer of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his family members in 1975.
