BNP lawmakers-elect say they see no scope of joining Parliament by ignoring the party directive, even though people in their respective constituencies want them to do so. Senior party leaders say they still stick to their decision to not join Parliament as a mark their rejection of the results of the…

Two alleged members of an inter-district carjacking gang were killed in a gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in the Sat Rasta intersection of Tejgaon area in the capital early yesterday. The deceased were identified as Naim (35) and Jamal (38). Mohiuddin Farooki, the company commander of RAB-2…

The owner of the Suprovat Paribahan bus that killed Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) student Abrar Ahmed was held by the police as he directed the conductor to carry on wheels in absence of the main driver. Masudur Rahman, Deputy Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Poilice (DMP) yesterday…

The Bhutanese authorities want a reduction in charges for the use of Bangladeshi seaports for cargo transportation between the two countries. Bhutan has already placed its proposal to the foreign ministry, which has forwarded the matter to the shipping ministry, according to multiple sources. The Bhutanese…

Prime Minister Theresa May asked the European Union yesterday to delay Britain's departure until June 30 while the bloc itself suggested that it might be best to postpone the split for up to a year. The competing visions of how to unwind Britain's 46-year involvement in the European project…

At least seven writers and bloggers, including two US citizens, have been arrested in Saudi Arabia, activists said yesterday, despite heightened international scrutiny of the kingdom's human rights record. London-based human rights group ALQST identified the US-Saudi dual nationals as writer and…

A Japanese probe yesterday launched an explosive device at an asteroid, aiming to blast a crater in the surface and scoop up material that could shed light on how the solar system evolved. The explosive mission is the riskiest yet attempted by the Japanese space agency's Hayabusa2 probe that aims…