China said Tuesday that its troops would continue to patrol a disputed Himalayan border area after resolving a months-long military stand-off there with India, reports AFP from Beijing. Foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying refused to disclose future plans for the road project that had triggered…

Expressing grave concern over the influx of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, the ruling Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday said there might be a conspiracy behind the Rohingya influx in the country. “The way Rohingya refugees have been entering our country, is very serious…

Nuclear-armed North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan on Tuesday in a major escalation that triggered global alarm and a furious response from…

Election Commission (EC) yesterday fixed the dates for holding dialogues with eight more registered political parties, including the BNP, as part of its election roadmap. EC sources yesterday said they would send letters of invitation to the eight parties within the day. As per the EC’s schedule,…

US Acting Assistant Secretary of State Alice Wells yesterday expected Bangladesh to be the pioneering role model for development and draw enhanced US investments in near future as she called on prime minister's energy adviser Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury in the capital, reports BSS. "She praised…