The BNP has demanded that personal physicians of chairperson Khaleda Zia be allowed to visit the ill leader at the old central jail, where she has been interned since February 8. BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir made the demand after meeting her yesterday (Friday), saying that the chairperson…

Nepali authorities who lead the investigation of the US Bangla flight BS-211 crash are yet to send the flight black-box to a decoding facility, making the progress in the probe stall, claim a Bangladeshi official. Bangladesh has sent a group led by Head of Aircraft Accident Investigation Group (AAIG)…

At the age of 92, most people are enjoying retirement—but Malaysia’s veteran ex-leader Mahathir Mohamad has returned to the campaign trail as the opposition’s candidate against scandal-hit leader Najib Razak, reports AFP from Kuala Lumpur. In the unlikely event he beats the coalition…

Facebook apologised yesterday to Myanmar civil society groups who took issue with Mark Zuckerberg’s defence of the platform’s record on curbing…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday invited UN Secretary-General António Guterres to visit Bangladesh to see for himself the plight of Rohingyas who have taken shelter here amid persecution in Myanma reports UNB. The prime minister made the invitation when the UN chief phoned her at night.…