NY blast: Akayed’s wife, 3 relatives picked up for quizzing

    Sabah Mannan Living in the US since 2011, 27-year-old Bangladeshi national Akayed Ullah, who attempted to bomb one of New York City’s busiest commuter hub on Monday had pledged allegiance to ISIS. Law enforcement officials said Ullah acted in response to Israeli actions in Gaza and to avenge the deaths of Muslims around the world….

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      One dead, 8 injured in Gazipur factory blast

      Sayeed Muhammad One worker was killed and her eight colleagues sustained burn injuries after a gas cylinder exploded in a cosmetic factory at Kaliakoir upazila of Gazipur.The deceased is Shefali Akter, 30, wife of Abdul Manna hailing from Polashtoli area in the upazila. However, the injured could not be identified immediately.Sources said the accident took…

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        India Losing Influence over Nepal & Maldives

        Masum Billah Primary parliamentary election result of Nepal shows that, the leftist alliance of two-communist parties might form the government this time. These parties had always favored China. Now, Maldives President Abdulla Yameen is going to China for a 4-days’ visit. All the signs are indicating that, India is gradually losing its grasp of influence…

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          Web pioneers plead to cancel US net vote

          Afrida Ahmed Many powerful individuals who were responsible for creating the internet have demanded the controversial vote to be cancelled. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will decide on whether to revoke an Obama-era law that protects “net neutrality”.It actually means that all traffic on the internet will be treated equally. But the pioneers said the…

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            Court hands death to four in Demra murder case

            Halima Akter On Tues-day a Judge Abdur Rahman Sarder of Dhaka’s Fourth Speedy Trial Tribunal delivered the verdict of a of murder of an extortionist in Demra, sentencing four people Md Masum, Al Amin alias Alam, Shafiqul Islam alias Robin, and Md Jahangir Hossain to death, another two Md Babla and Monir Hossain to life…

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