Dhaka, Ottawa agree solution to Noor Chy’s extradition
Bangladesh and Canada have agreed to find out a solution to the extradition of Noor Chowdhury, the self-confessed killer of Bangladesh’s founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, through discussion.
Work together to prevent world’s most devastating diseases: PM
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, has urged the international community to work together to prevent three of the world’s most devastating diseases — AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.
US Air Force grounds F-35 fighter jets
The US Air Force said Friday it has grounded 10 of its F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, just over a month after they were declared "combat ready."
Residents of Aleppo neighborhood still feel the pain of war
The sounds of intermittent shelling are a reminder of just how fragile the nationwide truce in Syria is. Syrian authorities gave our crew access to an area that saw some of the worst fighting in the run-up to the cessation of hostilities: Aleppo's southern suburb of Ramouseh.
US says it killed new ISIS information minister in drone strike
Just weeks after ISIS suffered a major loss when its chief spokesman was taken out in an air attack, the US announced it had killed his close associate in a strike.
Pakistan mosque: Suicide attack leaves 25 dead
A suicide attack at a Pakistani mosque in the country's tribal areas killed at least 25 people Friday, an official told CNN.
PM in Montreal to attend GF confce
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina arrived in Montreal on Thursday afternoon on a four-day official visit to Canada at the invitation of her Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau to attend the Fifth Replenishment Conference of the Global Fund.
Major central banks seek global standards in wake of BB theft
The world’s major central banks, stung by this year’s $81-million heist in Bangladesh, have launched a task force to consider setting broad rules to protect the vast network of cross-border banking from cyber attacks, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter.
Capital’s heritage sites, buildings endangered
Unauthorized structures are rapidly replacing heritage sites and buildings in the capital, due to gross negligence of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha.
TONGI FACTORY FIRE: None of accused arrested yet
Police could not arrest any of the eight accused named in the murder case with Tongi police station in Gazipur in connection with the September 10 factory fire at Tampaco Foils Limited at Tongi BSCIC industrial area in the district that left so far 34 dead, 10 missing and dozens injured.
