Khaleda unveils Vision 2030
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has unveiled her party's Vision 2030 to turn Bangladesh into a higher middle income country. She was addressing the inaugural session of the party's sixth national council at Institution of Engineers' Bangladesh on Saturday afternoon. The BNP chief said Bangladesh will be the higher middle income country by 2030 and the per capita income will be $5,000.
Khaleda remembers Bangabandhu's contribution
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has remembered the contribution of the great leaders of the country including Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. She was addressing the inaugural session of the party's sixth national council at Institution of Engineers' Bangladesh on Saturday afternoon.
61 killed in Russia air crash
Russian officials said on Saturday that all 61 people on board a passenger jet flying from Dubai to southern Russia were killed when their plane crashed on its second attempt to land at Rostov-on-Don airport.
Paris attack suspect Abdeslam arrested
Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam has been wounded and arrested in a dramatic raid in Brussels after four months on the run. Another man arrested, Monir Ahmed Alaaj, was also on a wanted list, Belgian prosecutors said.
UK minister resigns over planned welfare cuts
A senior British cabinet minister resigned on Friday citing concerns about the latest round of cuts to benefits announced earlier this week, in a surprise move that heaps pressure on finance minister George Osborne.
