6 dead in Jakarta blasts, gunfight
Militants launched a gun and bomb assault killing at least six people in the center of the Indonesian capital on Thursday, police said, in an attack that followed a threat by Islamic State fighters to put the country in their "spotlight".
2 suspected JMB men killed in Hazaribagh 'gunfight'
Two persons who were believed to be active members of Jamatul Mujahedin Bangladesh have been killed in a "gunfight" with members of the Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police in city's Hazaribagh area.
The deceased are Abdullah alias Noman, 31, and Kamal alias Hiron, 25.
BB slashes policy rates by 50 basis points
Bangladesh's central bank has slashed its policy rates by 50 basis points in order to spur investment.
Bangladesh Bank cut the repo rate at which it lends to banks by 0.5 percentage points to 6.75% while it lowered the reverse repo rate by 0.5 percentage points to 4.75%, BB Governor Dr Atiur Rahman said on Thursday during the unveiling of the half-yearly monetary policy statement (MPS).
Bangladeshi diplomats under watch in Karachi
Bangladesh diplomats and staff at Bangladesh mission in Karachi were under the scanner of Pakistan intelligence for about last ten days.
Deputy High Commissioner and Head of Karachi mission Noor-E-Helal Saifur Rahman told the Dhaka Tribune that they were being followed for the last ten days but the situation has been improved during the last two days.
Khaleda skips graft cases hearing
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has once again skipped a deposition hearing in the Zia Orphanage and Zia Charitable Trust graft cases on grounds of physical illness.
Her lawyer Sanaullah Mia filed a time petition with the Dhaka Special Judge Court 3 of Abu Ahmed Jamadar on Thursday morning.
Magnitude 6.7 quake jolts Japan, no tsunami warning
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck just off Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Thursday, Japan's Meteorological Agency said.
No tsunami warning was issued and NHK national television said that while there might be some changes in sea level, no tsunami damage was expected.
2 killed in Thakurgaon road accident
Two people have been killed and seven others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck at Bholapara under Ranisankail upazila in Thakurgaon.
The deceased are Yunus Ali, 45, a jaggery trader and truck helper Anwar Hossain, 35. Both of them are from Rajshahi.
Turkey police HQ 'bomb blast' kills 5
A car bomb blast has hit a police headquarters in south-eastern Turkey, killing five people and injuring at least 39, officials say.
A woman and a baby are among the dead. Rescuers are continuing to search through rubble at the scene in Cinar district, Diyarbakir province.
