As the tenure of the incumbent Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) expired in last July, a new council of the ruling Awami League’s (AL) students’ wing might be announced soon. Meanwhile, the BCL is set to observe its 70th founding anniversary on January 4. Leaders and activists aspiring for…

State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam yesterday said no foreign country will put pressure on the government supporting the demand of BNP or any banned political party over the next national, reports UNB. "We don't think they (diplomats) will waste time on these issues. There's…

Uneasy neighbours Pakistan and India, who regularly trade gunfire in the disputed Kashmir region, are sticking to a 20-year-old agreement to exchange information on their nuclear installations and facilities, reports AP from Islamabad. In a statement Tuesday, Pakistan's foreign ministry said the…

An expatriate young girl and her mother have allegedly been tortured physically for refusing to pay toll for constructing a building at Chhaialkandi village Bhedarganj upazila of Shariatpur, reports UNB. The victims were identified as Sumi Akhter, 20, daughter of Babul Dewan, and her mother Josna Begum,…