The United Kingdom (UK) said that it will continue working for a sustainable resolution to the situation in Rakhine to end the Rohingya crisis, with a countrywide focus on freedom of expression and preventing sexual violence in conflict. The Rohingya minority continued to fear for their safety, lacking…

A New York City man plotted to use guns, grenades and suicide vests to bring bloodshed to Times Square, federal prosecutors said yesterday. Ashiqul Alam, 22, of Queens, spoke about his plans with an undercover agent for months, according to court documents. He arranged to buy guns from the agent and…

The fifth death anniversary of Mahbubul Alam, longest serving editor of The Independent, was observed on Thursday (June 6). Alam, also a former caretaker government adviser, began his journalism career in 1957 with the Associated Press and was deeply engaged in the profession till his death. He passed…

India has pledged to take relations with Bangladesh to the height envisioned by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. “I am pledged to take the partnership between the two countries to the level determined by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the eve of the independence of Bangladesh,” Indian…

Initial findings of an investigation led by the United Arab Emirates of May 12 attacks on oil tankers point to the likelihood that a state was behind the bombings, but there is no evidence yet that Iran was involved, the UAE said Thursday. The UAE along with Saudi Arabia and Norway presented the preliminary…

At least 17 people of different nationalities have been killed and several more injured after a bus hit an overhead road sign in Dubai. The Oman-registered vehicle was carrying 31 passengers when the crash occurred on Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road, police said. Indian officials said that eight Indian…

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's the volocopter, the first manned, fully electric and safe vertical take off and landing (VTOL) aircraft in the…

BNP yesterday voiced deep concern over the life and security of its chairperson Khaleda Zia as a petrol bomb-like object was reportedly recovered from the administrative building of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) on Thursday. Speaking at a press conference at BNP's Nayapaltan…

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam has asked for climate justice that needs to be established and demanded compensation and adequate financial and other assistance for adaptation measures. He called for more concrete global coordination and insisted that the developed countries and…