Minor girl burnt alive in Satkhira fire
A minor girl has been burnt to death when a fire broke out at her house at Binerpota Basundhara village under Satkhira sadar upazila.
The deceased is Sumaiya, 2, daughter of Babar Ali Morol of the village.
Jihad Bahini leader shot in Lakshmipur ‘gunfight’
A leader of a criminal gang has received bullet injuries in a "gunfight" with police at Balaishpur area under Chandraganj upazila in Lakshmipur.
Din Muhammad Zihad, leader of Zihad Bahini, was admitted to a Lakshmipur hospital.
Muggers stab trader, snatch Tk1.48 lakh
Muggers have stabbed a vegetable trader and allegedly snatched Tk1.48 lakh from him at Kawran Bazar in the capital.
Injured Md Ripon was admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
Germanwings crash: Co-pilot Lubitz 'hid illness'
The co-pilot suspected of deliberately crashing a Germanwings airliner into the French Alps hid details of an illness, German prosecutors say.
Torn-up sick notes were found in the homes of Andreas Lubitz, they say, including one for the day of the crash, which killed 150 passengers and crew
Boko Haram HQ in Nigeria 'retaken'
The Nigerian army says it has retaken the north-eastern town of Gwoza, believed to be the headquarters of militant Islamist group Boko Haram.
The insurgents had now been driven from virtually all the territory they had held, it said.
Italy's top court acquits Amanda Knox of murder
Italy's top court on Friday annulled the conviction of American Amanda Knox for the 2007 murder of her British flatmate and fully acquitted her in a surprise verdict capping nearly a decade of courtroom drama.
The brutal stabbing of 21-year-old Meredith Kercher, alleged sex games and multiple trials provided fodder for tabloids on both sides of the Atlantic and inspired books and films.
Sri Lanka president's brother dies in axe attack
A brother of Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has died in hospital after being attacked with an axe on Thursday, police have said.
Priyantha Sirisena suffered severe head injuries in his hometown of Polonnaruwa, north-east of the capital Colombo, AFP news agency reports.