UK launches first Syria air strikes
RAF Tornado jets have carried out their first air strikes against so-called Islamic State in Syria, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed.
The strikes came hours after MPs voted in favour of UK action in Syria.
ICC Women’s World T20 Qualifier
Bangladesh women beat Zimbabwe to reach final
Bangladesh Women Cricket Team have reached the final of ICC Women’s World Twenty20 Qualifier 2015 in Bangkok beating Zimbabwe by 31 runs.
Rumana Ahmed picked four Zimbabwe wickets, powering the Bangladesh side to take into the final.
6 members of new militant group held
Detective Branch (DB) of police have arrested six members of a new militant group from Motijheel area in Dhaka.
The arrestees are Johirul Islam alias Ansar alias Churanto Lorai alias Johir, Khondokar Rajesh Sobhan alias Raju alias Kacha Morich alias Adar Bepari, Abu Bakkar Siddique alias Abir alias Moumachi alias Niyomer Oniyom alias Ek Tukro Megh alias Shada Pata, Abraham Ahmed Al-Tarek, Morshedul Islami alias King Mor Khan, Kazi Bappi Ahmed alias Sazzad alias Tarique Bin Zia alias Mollah Akhter Mohammad Monsur.
Shooting in California leaves 14 dead
Gunmen opened fire on a holiday party on Wednesday at a social services agency in San Bernardino, California, killing 14 people and wounding 17 others, then fled the scene, triggering an intense manhunt and a shootout with police, authorities said.
One suspect was struck by gunfire and one officer was injured in a confrontation hours after the mass shooting, San Bernardino police spokeswoman Sergeant Vicki Cervantes told reporters, adding that a second suspect might still be "outstanding."
1 killed in Gazipur road accident
A person has been killed and three others have been injured as a CNG-run autorickshaw collided with a truck in Monsefpur area under Kaliganj upazila in Gazipur.
The deceased is Md Dulal Mistri, 45, son of Pijon Mistri of Tongi.
