Gazipur, Rangpur to get metropolitan police
The cabinet has approved the drafts of Gazipur Metropolitan Police Act and Rangpur Metropolitan Police Act 2015. The approval came at the regular weekly meeting of the cabinet held at the secretariat chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday.
Robber killed in Chittagong 'gunfight'
A suspected robber has been killed in a “gunfight” with police in Gunaguri area under Banshkhali upazila of Chittagong. The identity of the deceased could not be ascertained yet.
Obama makes terror threat speech
US President Barack Obama has made a rare Oval Office address on the San Bernardino shootings that left 14 dead. He said the killings were "an act of terrorism" designed to kill innocent people.
Iraq threatens Turkey with UN action
Iraq has threatened to go to the UN if Turkey does not withdraw soldiers it sent to areas near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul within 48 hours. Baghdad said the deployment was done without consultation and was a violation of national sovereignty.
Jimmy Carter says he is cancer free
Former US President Jimmy Carter delivered an unexpected message on Sunday to the several hundred people gathered at a Baptist church in Georgia for his Bible lesson - his latest brain scan showed no sign of cancer.
