The 2 fears Muslims face after NY imam's killing
On Saturday afternoon, Maulama Akonjee, a 55-year-old old imam and Thara Uddin, 64, his assistant imam, were shot in the head and killed outside of the mosque that they serve in Queens, New York City.
'Not a hero': Hundreds protest burial plan for former Filipino dictator
Hundreds crowded a park in the Philippines on Sunday to protest plans by President Rodrigo Duterte to bury former leader Ferdinand Marcos in the National Heroes' Cemetery.
Nat’l Mourning Day today
Today is the National Mourning Day marking the 41st anniversary of assassination of Bangladesh’s founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Verdict on SQ Chy war crimes judgement leak deferred to Aug 28
A Dhaka court on Sunday deferred until August 28 delivering its judgement in the case filed for allegedly leaking the draft verdict of the International Crimes Tribunal-1 that sentenced war criminal Salauddin Quader Chowdhury to death.
HIMADRI KILLING VERDICT: Father, son, 3 others to die
A Chittagong court on Sunday sentenced all the five accused to death in the sensational Himadri Mazumder Himu murder case.
Exports to major destinations falter in July
Country’s exports to most of the major destinations declined in July, the first month of the current financial year 2016-17, due to a decreased shipment of the readymade garment products in the month.
2,526 ATMs yet to have anti-skimming devices
Scheduled banks have yet to install anti-skimming devices at around 2,526 automated teller machines, flouting the Bangladesh Bank’s March 15 deadline.
Milwaukee violence: Protests break out after officer-involved shooting
Angry crowds took to the streets in Milwaukee on Saturday night, hours after a police officer fatally shot an armed man during a foot chase, authorities said.
Man sets fire, stabs passengers on train in Switzerland
A man on a train in eastern Switzerland stabbed several passengers and poured out some kind of liquid that caught fire Saturday afternoon, leaving six people hurt -- including a 6-year-old boy, police said.
New York imam, his assistant killed near mosqu
A New York imam and his assistant were gunned down in broad daylight Saturday after prayers at a nearby mosque, police said.
