Awami League (AL) general secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday said nowhere in the world general elections are hundred per cent perfect. Quader, who is also the road transport and bridges minister, was talking to reporters at Setu Bhaban in Mohakhali area of the city. His comment came up as a response…

The draft of the President’s speech would be placed at the first cabinet meeting of the Sheikh Hasina government today (Monday). The cabinet meeting would be held at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), with PM Sheikh Hasina in the chair. At the meeting, five other points on the agenda—the…

Strongly condemning the gang-rape of a woman 'by Jubo League men' in Noakhali, BNP yesterday alleged that the activists of ruling Awami League have turned reckless with 'diabolic joy' after their 'false victory' in the 11th parliamentary election through 'fake vote'.…

Director general (DG) of Bangladesh Coast Guard, Rear Admiral AMMM Aurangzeb Chowdhury, has been appointed as Chief of the Naval Staff yesterday. The…

Skywatchers are gearing up for a lunar eclipse, which some are referring to as a "super blood wolf moon". During the spectacular event, the…

US President Donald Trump bitterly attacked top Democrat Nancy Pelosi yesterday after she rejected a deal on immigration and the Mexico border wall that…

About 170 people are feared to have died in two separate Mediterranean shipwrecks, the UNHCR says. The Italian navy reports a ship sank off the coast of Libya with 117 people on board, while Moroccan and Spanish authorities have tried to find a lost boat in the western Mediterranean. The UN's refugee…

Footage of a group of teenagers - many wearing Make America Great Again caps - taunting a Native American man in Washington DC has drawn criticism. The teenagers, students at Kentucky's Covington Catholic High School, are seen mocking Omaha elder Nathan Phillips as he sings and drums. The students…