Militants making drones to attack govt establishments
The members of militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) were reportedly making drones in order to launch “deadly attacks” on important government establishments across the country, said the police.
OC dies during clash in Sylhet
A police official has died of heart attack during a clash between police and drivers-workers of auto-rickshaw at Goalbazar of Sylhet.
Pakistan mourns Peshawar school attack
Pakistan is mourning as the nation prepares for mass funerals for 141 people, most of them children, killed in a Taliban attack on a military-run school in the country's northwest.
600 saplings cut down in Natore
Some unidentified miscreants have cut down around six hundreds mango saplings at Takinagar village under Paka union of Bagatipara upazila in the district.
Tarique served notice for calling Bangabandhu 'Razakar'
A Supreme Court lawyer has served a legal notice to BNP Senior Vice-Chairman Tarique Rahman for calling Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman a "Razzakar.”
World Bank commits over $1b to Bangladesh
The World Bank has approved approximately $1.1b for three projects in Bangladesh on Tuesday, stated a press release issued by the bank authorities.
Pakistani pupils recall narrow escapes, carnage in Taliban slaughter
It began like any other morning in Pakistan's Army Public School in the northwestern city of Peshawar. Students pored over their books. Teachers ruffled through their notes and gave lectures.
BCL activists warn of CU blockade
The junior members of shuttle train-based Chhatra League faction– Varsity Express (VX)- have threatened to enforce a non-stop blockade at Chittagong University if the authorities failed to meet their demand within 72 hours.
Policeman 'mistakenly' shoots Hefazat chief Shafi's student
A police constable has been detained after he “mistakenly” opened fire on a student of Hefazat Ameer Allama Shah Ahmad Shafi’s madrasa over a trivial matter on Tuesday night.
Coverage of Liberation War on national web portal spotty
Many districts do not provide adequate information about the Liberation War on the national web portal, the Dhaka Tribune discovered while compiling a time line of surrender by occupation forces in different parts of the country.
RAB busts a gang of currency forgers in the city
RAB members on Monday busted a gang of currency forgers in the capital’s Mirpur area who buys Tk1,000 notes for only Tk400 and spread them in the city.
Menon: Tourism can be top foreign currency earner
Tourism industry can make the highest contribution to the country's economy by surpassing garments sector, Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon has said.
Robin Williams tops 2014 Google search trends
Robin Williams' suicide seared into the world's collective mindset more than anything else this year, based on what people were searching for on Google.
The reaction to Williams' death in August topped Google's list of 2014's fastest-rising search requests. It beat notable events such as the World Cup, the Ebola outbreak, the March disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 and the Ice Bucket Challenge, an Internet video craze to raise awareness and money for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's Disease.
