Delegates at a UN climate conference in Paris have approved a draft text they hope will form the basis of an agreement to curb global carbon emissions, reports BBC. The 48-page document will be discussed by ministers on Monday. They will try to arrive at a comprehensive settlement by the end of next…

The nomination papers of at least 28 mayoral candidates, including five of BNP aspirants in 16 municipalities across the country, were cancelled by the Election Commission (EC) yesterday, on the first day of scrutiny, reports UNB. Besides, two Awami League mayoral candidates of the December-30 polls…

Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Hoque yesterday sought cooperation from the country’s Alem-Ulema-Mashayekh in reining in the militants…

Awami League joint general secretary Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif yesterday said some 71 party men are still vying for the mayoral posts in the upcoming municipality election as independent candidates, reports UNB. However, the party is hoping that the rebel contestants would withdraw their candidature before…

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is set to provide at least USD 6.1 billion to Bangladesh for regional connectivity, particularly for road transport and railway network, under the Country Operations Business Plan (COBP) for 2016-2018. Under the programme, the ADB will support the government’s…

Police in Malaysia arrested 5 men including a Bangladeshi with suspected involvement in terrorist activities, including three linking to the Islamic States(IS), reports Xinhua. The three suspected with link to IS were arrested respectively in the Central state of Selangor, northern Kelantan and southern…