Donald Trump says he will close down the US government if necessary to build his wall along the Mexico border, reports BBC. The president told supporters at a "Make America Great Again" rally in Phoenix, Arizona, that the opposition Democrats were being "obstructionist". During the…

A 20-kilometre tailback was created on Dhaka-Chittagong highway on Wednesday noon as two road accidents took place in Munshiganj area and a goods-laden vehicle went out of service on Meghna Bridge last night, reports UNB from Comilla. The accidents disrupted traffic from Daudkandi in Comilla to Sonargaon…

The High Court yesterday stayed the trial proceedings of a defamation case filed against BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, reports UNB. A division bench comprising Justice Md. Miftah Uddin Choudhury and Justice ANM Bashir Ullah passed the order following a petition field by the BNP…

Around 900 people may miss out on performing Hajj this year due to several reasons such as illness, inability to arrange money, and floods. Meanwhile, Biman Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia Airlines have applied for 18 extra slots to operate flights carrying Bangladeshi pilgrims. Of the extra slots, the…

One day after the verdict in the sensational Narayanganj 7-murder case, Maisha Wazed Prapti, daughter of Wazed Ali Khokon, the public prosecutor (PP) who fought the case for the state (and won), had poison forced down her throat by unidentified miscreants in Narayanganj yesterday. Prapti, l6, is now…