Mosul offensive: ISIS kills hundreds of men and boys, Iraqi source says
ISIS rounded up and killed 284 men and boys as Iraqi-led coalition forces closed in on Mosul, the terror group's last major stronghold in Iraq, an Iraqi intelligence source told CNN.
Philippines not really severing ties with US, Duterte says
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has clarified his comments that seemed to call for a split from the United States, saying he was advocating a "separation of foreign policy" rather than "a severance of ties."
Somali pirates free 26 hostages after nearly 5 years in captivity, group says
Somali pirates have released 26 hostages after nearly five years in captivity, according to an organization involved in mediation efforts.
Hasina AL president, Obaidul gen secy
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has been re-elected president of the Awami League unopposed for the eighth time in a row as the ruling party concluded its 20th national council sessions on Sunday.
AL councillors for narrowing gap between leaders, activists
Many councillors in the second-day council session of the ruling Awami League on Sunday demanded evaluating activists properly, narrowing the gap between leaders and activists and stopping lawmakers’ influence over rutine party activities to further strengthen the party.
Overlap among police units, agencies: Rivalry, infighting cause tension
Duties of different units of the police are overlapping other units and government agencies, causing professional rivalry, infighting and tensions between the units and agencies.
BNP greets Hasina, Quader
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir congratulated Sheikh Hasina and Obaidul Quader as they were elected as the ruling Awami League’s president and general secretary, respectively, Sunday afternoon.
SUST expels BCL leader, police to submit charge sheet soon
The authorities of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology on Sunday expelled a Bangladesh Chhatra League leader on charge of assaulting Khadiza Akter Nargis, a second year bachelor’s student of Sylhet Government Women’s College.
Hasina asks party people to get ready for polls
Awami League president, Sheikh Hasina, also the prime minister, on Sunday asked the party leaders and activists to go to the doorsteps of people to convey them the message about development activities her government has carried out as the next general election is approaching fast.
Child dies after being recovered unconscious along with mother, sister
An one-and-a -half-year-old girl child was declared dead at Dhaka Medical College Hospital early Saturday after she, her sister and mother were rescued unconscious from their flat at Uttar Badda in the capital.
