United States Agency for International Development (USAID) administrator Mark Green is scheduled to arrive in the country tomorrow to visit several sites in Cox’s Bazar where Washington is providing humanitarian assistance to displaced Rohingyas and affected host communities. On Tuesday, he will…

Quota protestors will observe a two-hour strike in all colleges and universities across the country today as their 24-hour ultimatum to the government for publishing a gazette abolishing quota system expired on Thursday, reports UNB. Bangladesh General Students Rights Protection Alliance convener Hasan…

A murder accused and a suspected mugger were killed in separate incidents of gunfight with police in the district early yesterday, reports UNB. The deceased murder accused is Alamgir while the 'mugger' is Sirajul Islam, 23. Ashiqur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Detective Branch of police of the…

Iraq voted yesterday in its first election since declaring victory over the Islamic State group, but widespread disillusionment appeared to dampen hope…

Organisers of Prof Stephen Hawking's memorial service have seemingly left the door open for time travellers to attend, reports BBC from London. Those wishing to honour the theoretical physicist, who died in March aged 76, can apply via a public ballot. Applicants need to give their birth date -…