BSCIC gives tanners 72 hours to relocate tanneries from Hazaribagh
Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation on Wednesday served legal notices on the 28 errant tanners directing them to relocate their tanneries from the city’s Hazaribagh within 72 hours.
German Justice Minister: More migrants will be deported after Cologne attacks
German Justice Minister Heiko Maas said Wednesday that more foreign criminals will be deported once new rules are introduced in response to an unprecedented wave of mob sex attacks blamed on migrants in Cologne.
1971 war hero Lt Gen Jacob passes away
Lt Gen JFR Jacob (retd), who negotiated the surrender of Pakistani troops in Dhaka following the 1971 war, passed away on Wednesday. He was 92.
State of the Union: Barack Obama sells optimism to nervous nation
Putting aside a sudden crisis with Iran, President Barack Obama on Tuesday urged Americans in his final State of the Union address to reject the politics of tribalism and fear that have rocked the campaign to find his successor and to build a "clear-eyed, big-hearted" and "optimistic" nation.
Sell everything! 2016 will be a 'cataclysmic year,' warns RBS
"Sell everything." That harrowing advice is from The Royal Bank of Scotland, which has warned of a "cataclysmic year" ahead for markets and advised clients to head for the exit. Do not wait. Do not pass go.
Elections to 600 UPs by March: EC
The Election Commission is preparing for elections to 600 of the 4,544 union parishads in end March.
No affront to Liberation War, FFs to be tolerated: PM
Issuing a strong warning against maligning the country’s Liberation War and freedom fighters, prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday sought all-out support from people for turning
ISIS member behind deadly Istanbul suicide blast, PM says
The suicide bomber who killed at least 10 foreigners Tuesday in a popular central Istanbul tourist area belonged to ISIS, officials said -- an attack that shows the group's nerve, reach and capacity for terror.
Improve service, PM asks Biman
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said the government was working to improve security arrangement at the airports, announcing that more equipment would be purchased to this end.
'New Jihadi John' suspect's sister: 'Colorful, creative' brother has been lost
When ISIS released its latest propaganda video last week, all eyes were on the militant group's new poster boy. Clad in black, wielding a handgun and his face hidden by a ski mask, he issued threats in a distinctive London accent.
