Cameroon: At least 6 killed in suspected Boko Haram suicide bombings
Four suicide bombers blew themselves up in a northern Cameroonian town near the Nigerian border Saturday, killing at least six people and injuring about 12 others, a Cameroonian military spokesman said.
Mojaheed buried in Faridpur
Executed war crimes convict Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed was buried on the premises of Ideal Cadet Madrassah established by him at West Khabaspur of Faridpur town early Sunday. Mojaheed’s body reached Faridpur at around 6:40am amid strict security.
SQC, Mojaheed hanged
Condemned war crimes convicts Bangladesh Nationalist Party standing committee member Salauddin Quader Chowdhury and Jamaat-e-Islami secretary general Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed were hanged at Dhaka Central Jail on early Sunday.
INCOME TAX PAYMENT : NBR opposes govt body advice for mandatory treasury challan use
A high-powered government committee wants to make the use of treasury challan mandatory for paying income tax to ensure timely collection of taxes and remove mismatch in revenue collection data, finance ministry officials said.
Govt to do everything for FFs’ welfare: PM
Terming the freedom fighters the greatest sons of the soil, prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday reaffirmed her commitment to do whatever is needed for their welfare and their heirs, and raise their monthly honorarium to Tk 10,000.
Khaleda returns
Leaders and activists of Bangladesh Nationalist Party spontaneously arrived at the airport to receive party chairperson Khaleda Zia, defying the obstruction by law enforcers as she arrived in Dhaka from London on Saturday.
Mali hotel attack: Islamist group says it shares responsibility
Assailants with guns blazing on Friday attacked a hotel hosting diplomats and others in Mali's capital, leaving at least 21 people dead and trapping dozens in the building for hours, officials in the West African nation said.
All Black? Fern leaf? Voting starts for New Zealand flag
One of five new designs could replace New Zealand's next flag -- if Kiwis accept any of them.
Trump says he didn't suggest Muslim database
Donald Trump insists he didn't call for a national database of U.S. Muslims -- but he didn't dismiss the idea, either, despite widespread condemnation of his remarks from both parties and even some of his supporters.
Obama: Other leaders dye their hair, not me
President Barack Obama says he's letting his hair go gray without dying it -- but his fellow world leaders aren't doing the same.
