Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) yesterday attributed the last year’s deadly US-Bangla crash in Kathmandu to the Air Traffic Control (ATC) failure at Tribhuvan International Airport as the Nepalese authorities released its investigation report trying to highlight the pilot’s…

A court yesterday sent a former deputy inspector general (DIG) and an ex-police super (SP), two fugitive convicts in the much-talked-about August 21 grenade attack cases, to jail upon their surrender. Judge of the Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 Shahed Nur Uddin passed the order when ex-DIG Khan Sayeed…

Facebook unveiled yesterday new tools to counter online political meddling in the European elections, part of a campaign to answer growing pressure to rein in disinformation. The US tech giant's vice president, former British deputy prime minister Nick Clegg, said in a speech the methods would become…

The High Court (HC) yesterday directed the Department of Environment to conduct mobile court drives twice a week in Dhaka city to take action against air polluters. The HC bench directed the authorities concerned to set up barricades at all development and renovation projects in Dhaka city within the…

Awami League (AL) general secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday said there could be some talks with BNP and Jatiya Oikyafront representatives if they join Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina’s invitation to exchange greetings over tea. “It’s not a session for formal talks; it’s for…

The opposition Congress, the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) and the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) came together to protest against the citizenship bill in the Assam assembly yesterday, alleging the contentious issue found no mention in the governor's speech. Amid demonstrations, the House…

The US has warned Venezuela that any threats against American diplomats or opposition leader Juan Guaidó will be met with "a significant response". National Security Adviser John Bolton said any such "intimidation" would be "a grave assault on the rule of law". His…