UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has sought clarification from India over the return of Rohingya and regretted the India's decision. "UNHCR regrets India's decision to repatriate a group of Rohingya to Myanmar, the second such return in three months," said the UN refugee agency on Friday.…

Sudanese Prime Minister Mutaz Musa Abdalla has congratulated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on her reelection for a third consecutive tenure. "On my behalf and the people and the government of the Republic of the Sudan, it gives great honour to extend our heartfelt congratulations and best wishes…

Police yesterday rescued a schoolboy and detained four suspected kidnappers from in front of Handur Bridge in Farazikanda area of Bandar upazila. The detainees are Hridoy, 23, Abul Hossain, 22, Rana, 22 and Abdul Hossen, 30. The four abducted Mehedi Hasan Siam, 15, son of Mamun Mia of Shahidnagar in…

President Xi Jinping Friday ordered the Chinese armed forces to enhance their combat readiness from a new starting point and open new ground for developing a strong military. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission…

Local Awami League leader Ruhul Amin has been expelled from the ruling party for his alleged involvement in the gang rape of a woman at Char Bagya village in Subarnachar Upazila.. Amin was the party's upazila unit publicity affairs secretary and a former union council member. The decision to expel…

A defiant President Donald Trump said Friday he was prepared to keep the US government shut down for as long as it takes -- months or even years -- to force Congress to provide billions of dollars for a border wall with Mexico. "This is national security we're talking about. We're not playing…

Twin arson and bomb attacks rocked southern India yesterday, continuing a violent backlash that followed the entry of two women into a Hindu temple that…