World Bank president Jim Yong Kim arrived in Dhaka yesterday on a two-day visit, reports UNB. Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith received the World Bank president at Shahjalal International Airport when he arrived by a flight of Emirates Airlines at around 6pm. During the visit, Kim will join a…

Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) leader Asadul Islam alias Arif was hanged yesterday night for killing two judges of Jhalakati in 2005, reports UNB. Asadul was hanged at Khulna District Jail at 10:30pm, said deputy commissioner of the district Nazmul Hasan. Two judges -- Jagannath Pandey and…

Three of Hillary Clinton’s paid speeches to Goldman Sachs were released Saturday by WikiLeaks, casting an awkward spotlight on the Democrat’s…

A 96-year-old confidant of late King Bhumibol Adulyadej has been formally confirmed as the regent to manage the throne in the place of the crown prince and heir apparent, but it wasn’t clear how long the caretaker arrangement would last, reports AP from Bangkok. In a speech late Saturday, Prime…

A case has been filed against five people, including the officer-in-charge and two other personnel of Mohammadpur Police Station, on charge of involvement in land grabbing and extortion, reports UNB. Advocate Kutubuddin Ahmed, member of Dhaka Bar Association, filed the case with Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate…