Many of the leaders aspiring for nominations from the AL and Oikyfront to take part in the upcoming 11th national election from Pirojpur have begun informal mass-contacts in a big way. Sources said, the high commands of AL and BNP are looking for promising new faces with a good reputation to contest…

An Indian court yesterday handed down the first death sentence over anti-Sikh riots in 1984 that left nearly 3,000 dead following the assassination of prime minister Indira Gandhi. Relatives of victims rejoiced in the capital New Delhi after the judge announced the verdict, the first since a Special…

Though BNP yesterday night alleged that there was no internet access in and around their chairperson Khaleda Zia's Gulshan political office, its acting chairman Tarique Rahman joined the party nomination board on Tuesday availing of the internet service. However, BNP party senior leaders declined…

The Editors’ Council has expressed its disappointment over the government’s ‘failure’ to act on its pledge to address the grievances of the journalists and media community over the Digital Security Act and amend it in the last session of the parliament. The editors of the country’s…

The Armed Forces Day will be celebrated today marking the founding of army, navy and air force during the 1971 Liberation War. The day’s programme will begin with the offering of special prayers after Fazr prayers at all mosques in all the cantonments, naval and air force bases throughout the…

A federal judge on Monday put a temporary halt to a Trump administration order denying the possibility of asylum to people who enter the US illegally. President Donald Trump issued the proclamation earlier this month as a matter of what he called national security as a caravan of thousands of Central…

The White House said Monday it restored in full the media credentials of CNN reporter Jim Acosta, ending a contentious legal battle, but also warned that he may be ejected again if he fails to abide by new rules being implemented for media events with the US president. CNN said it was dropping its lawsuit…

At least 50 people were killed in an explosion at a meeting of top clerics in Kabul yesterday, officials said, in one of the deadliest attacks to strike the Afghan capital in months. Another 60 people were wounded in the blast, health ministry spokesman Wahid Majroh said, which targeted an Ulema Council…