Obama angry as 9 killed in latest US shooting
Residents of a quiet Oregon town struggled to comprehend the carnage left by the latest US mass shooting as investigators puzzled over what drove a young gunman to kill nine people in a college classroom before he died in an exchange of gunfire with police.
Two dead in Sydney police HQ shootings
Two people have been killed in a shooting outside New South Wales state police headquarters in western Sydney, Australian police say.
Minor boy shot allegedly by Gaibandha MP
An eight-year-old boy has been injured with bullets allegedly from the pistol of local MP Manjurul Islam Liton at Gopalcharan village in Sundarganj upazila of Gaibandha. Injured Sourav, son of Sazu Mia of the village, was a class IV of Gopalcharan Primary School.
Nine killed in US college shooting
A gunman opened fire at a community college in southwest Oregon on Thursday, killing nine people and wounding seven others before police shot him to death, authorities said, in the latest mass killing to rock an American campus.
Smith disappointed by postponement
Australia's new captain Steve Smith has expressed regret over the decision of Bangladesh tour postponement. He, however, supported the decision taken by Cricket Australia. "Obviously the safety and security of the players is the biggest concern," Smith said on Friday morning.
'Australia were overly sensitive to cancel Bangladesh tour'
Australia were "overly sensitive" to postpone their tour of Bangladesh over security concerns, says Pakistan Cricket Board president Shahryar Khan. Bangladesh police are investigating the murder of an Italian aid worker who was shot on Monday, with the Islamic State group saying it is responsible.
Jubo League man hacked to death in Feni
A Jubo League activist has been hacked to death at Sonagaji of Feni. The deceased is Gias Uddin, 28, son of Abu Hashem of Charchandia village. Sonagaji Model police station OC Harun-or-Rashid said Gias engaged in an altercation with a local shopkeeper over dues.
UGC official dies in RAB custody
An official of University Grants Commission (UGC), arrested over medical admission test question paper leakage, has died in Rapid Action Battalion’s custody. Deceased Omar Siraj, an assistant director of UGC, was taken on a two-day remand in RAB custody for interrogation over the question paper leak incident.
Nepal bans petrol sales for private cars
Nepal has stopped selling petrol to all private vehicles as it tries to tackle a fuel crisis brought about by opposition to its new constitution. Officials say the ban will be in place for at least three days, but emergency vehicles will be exempt. Protests in southern Nepal against the constitution have seen hundreds of fuel lorries from India stuck at the border.
US military plane crashes in Afghanistan, kills 11
A US military transport plane crashed at an airfield in Afghanistan shortly after midnight on Friday, killing all 11 people on board, the US military said, adding there were no reports of enemy fire at the time.
