The cabinet committee on purchase yesterday approved a proposal of the railway ministry to construct a circular railway around the Dhaka city under ‘Construction of Circular Railway Line around Dhaka City’ project under Public Private Partnership (PPP). The approval was given at a meeting…

A total of 21 people, mostly foreign workers, have now died from drinking tainted alcohol in Malaysia, authorities said yesterday as police made a series of arrests over the scandal, reports AFP from Kuala Lumpur. The victims, who include three Malaysians as well as people from Nepal, Bangladesh, India…

Garment workers will demonstrate in their factory areas across the country tomorrow protesting the fixation of minimum wage at Tk 8, 000 by the government and demanding its re-fixation at Tk 16,000, reports UNB. They also decided to continue their protest rally until the government fulfills their demand.…

The Australian government has said it is considering options in response to the Fact-Finding Mission's report, including targeted sanctions on Myanmar. "The full report of the Fact-Finding Mission adds to a large body of evidence indicating the commission of the most serious crimes under international…

North Korea's Kim Jong Un agreed to make a historic visit to Seoul soon and close a missile testing site in front of international inspectors at a…

India's government yesterday decided to make the practice of instant triple talaq (divorce) a punishable offence through an executive order after…