The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) yesterday (Thursday) sentenced five war criminals of Netrokona to death, for committing crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971. The five are: Sheikh Md Abdul Majid, alias Majit Moulana, Md Abdul Khalek Talukder, Md Kabir  Khan, Abdus Salam…

Despite all the preparations in place, the Indian authorities have postponed the ensuing home minister-level talks between Bangladesh and India that was scheduled to begin from April 1. The Indian authorities have confirmed the postponement of the high-powered talks by sending a letter to the ministry…

Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) and Fortify Rights find "reasonable grounds" to believe that a human-trafficking syndicate committed "crimes against humanity" in Malaysia and Thailand against Rohingya men, women, and children from 2012 to 2015. From 2012 to 2015, more…

Two suspected drug traders were killed in a reported gunfight with detectives in Aftabnagar area in the capital yesterday. The deceased were identified as Tarzan Monir,ringleaderof the notorious terrorist group 'Tarzan Bahini' and his associate Shah Ali alias Shaheen Shah. Being tipped off that…

The Election Commission (EC) has taken elaborate preparations to hold the fourth-phase upazila parishad (UZ) elections in a free and fair manner. According to the election schedule, the fourth-phase polls will be held in 122 upazilas under 19 districts on March 31. The EC has formed a monitoring cell,…

British MPs will be asked to vote again on Brexit today but only on part of the deal negotiated with the EU. They will vote on the withdrawal agreement on the Irish "backstop", divorce bill and citizens' rights. But it will not amount to a third "meaningful vote" on the deal,…

US President Donald Trump demanded Wednesday that Russia remove troops from Venezuela and said again that he was not ruling out military action to topple…

Facebook announced Wednesday it would ban praise or support for white nationalism and white separatism as part of a stepped-up crackdown on hate speech. The ban will be enforced starting next week at the leading online social network and its image-centric messaging service Instagram. "It's…

The United States faced sharp criticism Wednesday at the UN Security Council over its decision to recognize the Golan Heights as Israeli territory, which big powers denounced as a violation of UN resolutions. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation Monday in which the United States recognized Israel's…