Nepal’s new Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal pledged yesterday to unite a country hit by deadly protests over constitutional changes after lawmakers elected the Maoist leader and former guerrilla to head a new government, reports AFP from Kathmandu. Dahal, known by his nom de guerre Prachanda,…

North Korea fired a ballistic missile directly into Japanese-controlled waters for the first time yesterday, drawing an outraged response from Tokyo and ramping up tensions with the United States and South Korea, AFP reports from Seoul. The US military said the North had actually launched two Rodong…

A taskforce constituted after the terrorist attack at a Gulshan restaurant that killed 28 people predominantly foreigners holds its first meeting today to discuss the ways to ensure security of the foreigners and prepare them for any future such incidents. The eight -member taskforce, led by Foreign…

Donald Trump's top aide has denied reports of deep divisions within the campaign after a damaging series of missteps by the Republican nominee, reports BBC. "The campaign is in very good shape. We are organised. We are moving forward," Paul Manafort told Fox News. US media outlets reported…

A list of online media outlets was finalized by the scrutiny committee headed by additional principal information officer yesterday. The committee has submitted a list of 1859 news web portals to monitor their news feeds, sources with the Information Ministry told The Independent yesterday. The list…

A police constable was killed during a clash between police and agitated local people after a man, chased by police during a raid, drowned in a pond in Sonargaon Upazila of Narayanganj yesterday. Inspector Shah Md Manzur Quader, officer in-charge of Sonargaon Police Station, confirmed the incident and…

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is going to start her primary talks with leaders of like minded political parties today with a view to forging greater national unity against terrorism. The BNP chief will hold a meeting with President of Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Janata League Bangabir Kader Siddique Biruttam…