Indian polls: Over 600 posts removed from Facebook, Twitter on EC’s request

Over 600 posts on popular social media platforms Facebook and Twitter are removed or disabled on requests from the Election Commission of India during the first three phases of the country’s parliamentary elections.
25 April 2019, 06:42 AM

I know BNP might expel me: Jahidur

BNP MP-elect Jahidur Rahman Jahid says he voluntarily took oath as lawmaker knowing that his party might expel him for acting beyond its decision.
25 April 2019, 06:37 AM

Bangladesh-UK for long-term commitment to SDGs

Bangladesh and the United Kingdom reiterate their long-term commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals.
24 April 2019, 14:53 PM

Rape incidents turn into epidemic for slide in law & order: Dr Kamal

Raising alarm at the growing incidents of rape in the country, Jatiya Oikyafront convener Dr Kamal Hossain urges people to forge a united movement to protect women's rights and establish the rule of law.
24 April 2019, 13:48 PM

Israel to name new town on Golan after Trump: Netanyahu

Israel says it would name a new community on the Golan Heights after US President Donald Trump as an expression of gratitude for his recognition of its claim of sovereignty over the strategic plateau.
24 April 2019, 11:06 AM

Saudi Arabia beheads 37 for terrorism crimes

Saudi Arabia beheads 37 Saudi citizens, most of them minority Shiites, in a mass execution across the country for alleged terrorism-related crimes.
24 April 2019, 05:02 AM

Bangladesh, Brunei to forge stronger ties

Bangladesh and Brunei have mutually agreed to forge stronger ties between the two countries in terms of trade, investment and cooperation. Both countries have committed to continue capitalising potentials emanating from the existing complementarities of two economies for mutual benefit.
23 April 2019, 06:42 AM

Modi casts vote as India goes to 3rd phase polls

Prime Minister Narendra Modi joins thousands of Indians in casting their voters in the third and the biggest single round of the long-drawn parliamentary elections.
23 April 2019, 05:41 AM

SC upholds stay on MP Rana’s bail

The Supreme Court upholds its chamber judge’s order that stayed a HC verdict that granted bail to Awami League lawmaker Amanur Rahman Khan Rana in a case filed for killing two Jubo League activists in 2012.
23 April 2019, 05:05 AM

Bangladesh, Brunei continue to enjoy excellent ties: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says Bangladesh and Brunei are continuing to enjoy excellent relationship, which is solidly founded on many commonalities.
22 April 2019, 15:08 PM

Comedian Zelenskiy wins Ukrainian presidential race by landslide: Exit polls

Ukraine enters uncharted political waters after exit polls showed a comedian with no political experience and few detailed policies easily won enough votes to become the next president of a country at war.
22 April 2019, 04:24 AM

Sheikh Selim’s son-in-law hurt, grandson missing after SL blasts: Hasina

The son-in-law of Awami League leader Sheikh Selim was injured in Sunday's explosions in Sri Lanka and his grandson has remained missing, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says.
21 April 2019, 16:59 PM

BNP leader Barrister Aminul Haque passes away

BNP vice-chairman and former minister Barrister Aminul Haque passes away at a hospital in Dhaka aged 76.
21 April 2019, 08:57 AM

Brunei rolls out red carpet for PM

Brunei rolls out a red carpet after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reached Bandar Seri Begawan on a three-day official visit at the invitation of the kingdom’s Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah.
21 April 2019, 04:19 AM

No link between Khaleda’s release and BNP’s joining of JS: Hanif

Awami League Acting General Secretary Mahbub-Ul-Alam Hanif says the issue of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s release from jail cannot be linked to the party’s elected members’ joining of the parliament.
20 April 2019, 14:29 PM

No link between Khaleda’s release and BNP’s joining of JS: Hanif

Awami League Acting General Secretary Mahbub-Ul-Alam Hanif says the issue of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s release from jail cannot be linked to the party’s elected members’ joining of the parliament.
20 April 2019, 14:29 PM

Khaleda deserves bail, will get released if law takes own course: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says all the cases lodged against party’s Chairperson Khaleda Zia are bailable and she would get bail normally if the law takes its own course.
20 April 2019, 12:49 PM

India voter 'chops off finger' after voting for wrong party

A Mayawati supporter in Bulandshahr who wanted to vote for Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) severs the index finger of his left hand after he “accidentally” voted for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the second phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.
20 April 2019, 06:53 AM

Trump approval drops 3 points to 2019 low after release of Mueller report

The number of Americans who approve of President Donald Trump drops by 3 percentage points to the lowest level of the year following the release of a special counsel report detailing Russian interference in the last US presidential election, according to an exclusive Reuters/Ipsos public opinion poll.
20 April 2019, 04:57 AM

Not just about skyscrapers, blue skies, clean rivers important too: Dr Mahathir

Dr Mahathir Mohamad says Malaysia will not be successful as a developed nation, if it did not balance physical development with the preservation of nature and maintaining the existing environment.
20 April 2019, 04:23 AM