The Election Commission (EC) yesterday said it has no plan to hold any further dialogue with the registered political parties ahead of the next parliamentary polls. “There is no possibility of holding any further dialogue with the political parties ahead of the next national elections. The EC…

More than 300 news outlets have launched a campaign to counter President Donald Trump's attacks and promote a free press, reports BBC. The Boston Globe made the call last week for a nationwide denouncement of the president's "dirty war" against the media, using the hashtag #EnemyOfNone.…

Bangladesh stormed into the final of the SAFF U-15 Women's Championship trouncing Bhutan 5-nil in the second semifinal at the Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu yestreday. Mogini twins--Anai Mongini, Anuching Mogini-- and Touhura scored one goal each to lead Bangladesh by 3-0 in the first half while…

A court yesterday denied bail to 12 private university students accused in two cases filed over vandalism and attacks on police during the student movement demanding road safety, reports UNB. The students are--Iftekher Hossain, Shakhawat Hossain Nijhum, Shimanta Sarker, Ajijul Karim Antar , Shihab Shahriar,…

Passengers continued to suffer as they were getting stuck in a 32-km tailback on Dhaka-Chattogram highway yesterday, reports UNB. Nazrul Islam, superintendent of regional Highway Police, said the tailback on the busiest national highway started on Tuesday and there has been no respite so far. A 22-km…

Three-time Indian prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee died yesterday, sparking tributes from across the political spectrum as current leader Narendra…

The Mumbai police arrested the kingpin of an international child trafficking racket that allegedly sent at least 300 children from India to the US. Rajubhai Gamlewala aka Rajubhai, a Gujarat resident, started the racket in 2007 and would charge Rs 45 lakh for each child from his US-based clients. The…