The second phase of Biswa Ijtema concluded yesterday with the Akheri Munajat on the bank of the Turag River at Tongi, on the outskirts of the capital,…

As foreseen, the deadline for the beginning of the repatriation of Rohingyas specified in the deal signed between Bangladesh and Myanmar on November 23 in Naypyitaw is set to miss due to lack of preparations from both sides, government sources concerned told The Independent yesterday. According to the…

Day one of the government shutdown ended with recriminations between the parties deepening and no sign of progress towards ending the impasse, reports CNN from Washington. The White House, Republican and Democratic leaders spent most of Saturday apportioning blame and flexing partisan muscles after…

Gunmen stormed a luxury hotel in Kabul and killed at least 18 people, most of them foreigners, sparking a 12-hour battle with Afghan forces backed by Norwegian troops that left terrified guests scrambling to escape, reports AFP. Several Ukrainians were among those killed in the Taliban-claimed assault…

Aneek Aziz, the 27-year-old son of Advocate Mustafa Lutfullah, the lawmaker from Satkhira-1, was found dead in NAM Bhaban on Manik Mia Avenue in Dhaka…

Some former BCL leaders, aspirants for assistant secretary post in the Awami League sub-committees, yesterday staged a demonstration and briefly obstructed party General Secretary Obaidul Quader hours after he claimed that he was not confined by the aspirants the day before. The incident took place…