Obama slaps new sanctions on North Korea
President Barack Obama signed new sanctions on North Korea into law Thursday, punishing the regime after its nuclear and missile tests as well as suspected cyber-hacking incidents.
Turkish soldiers die in attack a day after Ankara explosion
Six soldiers were killed and another was wounded Thursday in a roadside bombing that hit an armored military vehicle in the southeastern Turkish province of Diyarbakir, Turkey's semiofficial Anadolu news agency reported, citing the Turkish General Staff.
18 killed in clashes at U.N. compound in South Sudan
Clashes inside a United Nations compound in South Sudan killed at least 18 people, including two Doctors Without Borders staffers, the organization said Thursday.
ZIHAD’S DEATH IN RAILWAY COLONY WELL : HC asks govt to pay compensation
The High Court on Thursday directed the government to pay compensations to the family of minor boy Zihad who died after falling into a 600-foot deep abandoned well at Shahjahanpur railway colony in the capital on December 26, 2014.
Save railway from plunderers: CPD, SPB
Leaders of the Communist Party of Bangladesh and Socialist Party of Bangladesh on Thursday called on the people to get united to save Bangladesh Railway from the ‘plunderers.’ The CPB and SPB leaders also protested against the newly declared train fare hikes at a rally in front of the National Press Club.
Save railway from plunderers: CPD, SPB
Leaders of the Communist Party of Bangladesh and Socialist Party of Bangladesh on Thursday called on the people to get united to save Bangladesh Railway from the ‘plunderers.’ The CPB and SPB leaders also protested against the newly declared train fare hikes at a rally in front of the National Press Club.
Ensure quality education, says president
President Abdul Hamid on Thursday said that education will turn into certificate-based only if the quality of education is not ensured and hoped that all concerned including University Grants Commission would come forward with specific work-plan to ensure quality of education.
Mobile cos lost 18 lakh subscribers in Jan amid biometric re-registration
The number of country’s active mobile phone users declined by 18 lakh in January as all private mobile operators witnessed shrinking of their subscriber’s base amid the ongoing biometric re-registration of SIMs.
Commercial establishments also must take DIFE licence
The Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) is now working to bring commercial establishments under its registration system as per labour rules to ensure labour rights in the business firms.
Deadly Turkey 'terror attack' targets military in Ankara
An explosion hit military vehicles at an intersection in the Turkish capital of Ankara on Wednesday evening, officials said, in what the military called a terror attack.
