A one-year-old girl in Britain has become the first in the world to be treated with “designer” immune cells genetically engineered to reverse her cancer, doctors said Thursday, reports  AFP from London. Layla Richards was suffering from leukaemia, but was cured after scientists used…

Bangladesh are on guard against complacency on the eve of taking on Zimbabwe today in the first of three-match ODI series, expected to sweep by the hosts. The day-night match starts at 1 pm. The hosts have won four straight ODI series at home, including over Pakistan, India and South Africa. The run…

As the faithful filed towards a Yangon mosque for Friday prayers, conversations readily turned to Myanmar’s election, with hopes for greater freedom tainted by fear among Muslims at the sharp end of bilious hardline Buddhist rhetoric, reports AFP from Yangon. Sunday’s election, billed as…

The Sector Commanders' Forum of the Liberation War has asked Amnesty International to withdraw its comment on the verdict of the International Crimes Tribunal. Harun Habib, secretary general of the Sector Commanders’ Forum, said at a press conference at the National Press Club in the city…

Ruling party functionaries yesterday rejected any possibility of talks with the BNP. The rejection came a day after BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia issued a press statement, urging the government to initiate a national dialogue to resolve the ongoing political crisis. “Any kind of national dialogue…