Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived Azerbaijan yesterday on a four-day official visit to attend the 18th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). The two-day summit of NAM, a forum of 120 developing countries, will be held at Baku Congress Centre in the Azerbaijan capital of Baku on October 25-26.…

The Supreme Court yesterday ruled in favour of the government on the AGR (adjusted gross revenue) issue, with grave implications for the sector, pushing the stocks of telcos down sharply. A bench led by Justice Arun Mishra, A.A. Nazeer and M.R Shah, gave the ruling. The government and the telecom sector…

The second of three forms of the polio virus has been eradicated, experts have announced. There are three types of the wild polio virus, which, while scientifically different, cause the same symptoms, including paralysis or even death, The world was declared free of type 2 four years ago - and now the…

A UN human rights expert on Myanmar has called for sanctions against Myanmar military-run companies and commanders responsible for serious rights violations. Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar Yanghee Lee told the UN General Assembly in New York that she sees no discernable…

Appreciating the country for opening its borders to huge Rohingya refugees, the United States has urged Bangladesh to "postpone" its Rohingya relocation plan to Bhashan char until independent experts can determine it a suitable location, though Bangladesh is looking for a voluntary nature…

The US will definitely withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, President Trump has confirmed. He made the announcement at an energy conference in Pittsburgh on a stage flanked by men in hard hats. He described the accord as a bad deal and said his pro fossil fuel policies had made the US an energy…

British police said on Thursday that 39 people found dead in a truck near London were all believed to be Chinese nationals, as officers conduct the country's…

Downing Street has dismissed reports of disagreements within Boris Johnson's government over how to move forward with the Brexit process. The prime minister has said he will seek a snap general election if the EU decides to delay Brexit until January. But some ministers are reportedly urging him…