Bangladesh's agent of change
Courage, perseverance and fortitude are attributes that Angela Gomes, a development worker, has in plenty. As founder and executive director of the Jessore-based NGO Banchte Shekha she has waged many battles against vested interests and religious leaders.



New missile Dhanush to be test-fired in March
A new surface-to-surface missile Dhanush, capable of carrying nuclear weapons, will be test fired next month for the first time from on board a navy ship.



`I was told to prevent plane from landing', testifies ATC
Nadeem Akbar, an air traffic controller at Karachi Airport, testifying Wednesday at the trial of ousted PM Nawaz Sharif, said he was given an order last Oct to block the runway at the Karachi airport and he thought that this was because the aircraft had been hijacked.



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