Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday called his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina and extended English New Year 2020 greetings to her. “The…

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda yesterday once again claimed that voters will be able to exercise their franchise properly if any election is held using electronic voting machines (EVMs). "This is the outcome we've seen where elections have so far been held using EVMs. All have…

Workers of nine state-owned jute mills in Khulna and Jashore districts continued their fast-unto-death for the fourth consecutive day yesterday. They are trying to force the government to accept their 11-point demand, including implementation of the wage commission and payment of regular wages. About…

Australia deployed military ships and aircraft yesterday to help communities ravaged by apocalyptic wildfires that have left at least 17 people dead nationwide…

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has declared an end to moratoriums on nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missile tests and threatened a demonstration of a “new strategic weapon” soon. Analysts said the announcement, reported by state media yesterday, amounted to Kim putting a missile…

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chief K Sivan has announced that India’s third lunar mission, Chandrayaan-3, is on and has been approved…