Visiting US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas A Shannon will meet BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia this morning, reports UNB. The meeting is scheduled to be held at the BNP chief's Gulshan office at 10:45am, her media wing member Shamsuddin Didar told UNB on Sunday night. US Ambassador…

A madrasah student was stabbed to death and five people sustained injuries in an attack in Medda area of Brahmanbaria district town yesterday night over buying a mobile phone set, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Hridoy, 17, a student of Kitab department of Jamia Islamia Yunusia Madrasah…

A huge new leak of financial documents has revealed how the powerful and ultra-wealthy secretly invest vast amounts of cash in offshore tax havens, reports BBC. Donald Trump's commerce secretary is shown to have a stake in a firm dealing with Russians sanctioned by the US. The leak, dubbed the Paradise…

Police arrested a young man from Borabo area in Rupganj upazila of Narayanganj yesterday over the slaughtering of a female Junior School Certificate (JSC) examinee following refusal of his love proposal, reports UNB. The deceased is identified as Priyanka, 14, a JSC examinee from Hazi Ayat Ali High…

Awami League (AL) general secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday expressed hope that the United Nations (UN) would take a strong stand in repatriating the Rohingyas who are currently staying in Bangladesh as refugees. “UN representatives are working in both Bangladesh and Myanmar to repatriate the…

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday extended time for the government up to December 3 to issue a gazette notification on the rules determining discipline and conduct of lower court judges. A five-member Appellate Division bench, led by acting Chief Justice Md Abdul Wahhab Miah, passed…