BNP yesterday alleged that the nation has got frustrated over the 21st council of ruling Awami League as no direction came from it for the 'restoration' of democracy and resolve the country's problems. "Awami League has been working for a decade to restore one-party governing system…

Two suspected drug traders of Rohingya community were killed in a reported gunfight with Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Nalbania bordering area in Ukhiya upazila early yesterday. The deceased were identified as Md Siddique, 30, and Md Shahjahan, 36, of Balukhali Rohingya camp in Ukhiya. Lt Col Ali…

Lewis Gregory’s scintillating blitz outshone Avishka Fernando’s innings-extending knock as Rangpur Rangers thumped Chattogram Challengers…

Police arrested a woman while she was allegedly trying to sell a two-month old baby at Tk 50,000 in Dotteshor village in Wazirpur upazila of Barishal on Friday afternoon. The arrestee was identified as Bakuli Begum, wife of Shahidul Islam Khan. Ziaul Ahsan, OC of Wazirpur Police Station, said tipped-off…

A Pakistani court yesterday sentenced a university professor to death for blasphemy under a law that critics say is often used to target minorities and liberal activists. Junaid Hafeez, 33, was arrested in March 2013 for allegedly posting derogatory remarks against Prophet Mohammed on social media.…

President Donald Trump on Friday signed off on US sanctions against companies building a Russian natural gas pipeline to Germany that Congress fears will give the Kremlin dangerous leverage over European allies. The sanctions, which are opposed by the European Union, were included in a sprawling defense…

Facebook on Friday said it took down a network of accounts using fake identities while spreading pro-Trump messages at the social network and Instagram. The campaign was one of two derailed for "engaging in foreign and government interference" and endeavoring "to mislead others about…

US President Donald Trump has officially funded a Pentagon force focused on warfare in space - the US Space Force. The new military service, the first in more than 70 years, falls under the US Air Force. At an army base near Washington, Trump described space as "the world's newest war-fighting…