Shakhawat Liton

Xi Jinping, chief of Communist Party of China, did not try to hide the numerous incidents of rampant corruption in his own

In the just concluded national council of the ruling Awami League, more than 6,000 councillors empowered by their party constitution to elect all office bearers of the party's central committee have been able to perform their jobs only partially.

One might say this is the finest hour of Sheikh Hasina in her political career.

A major incident causing tragic loss of lives can happen almost anywhere in the world but whenever that happens in our country, more often than not, the causes can be attributed to the shockingly poor governance of our country.

One might call it a “mini Saarc summit" as leaders of five out of the eight member states of the regional association gathered in Goa of India for BRICS-BIMSTEC outreach meet and voiced against terrorism and focused on connectivity.

Building new Silk Road trade routes -- an ambitious project masterminded by Chinese President Xi Jinping -- appears a game changer in South Asia's regional politics.

He was sent to a poor village in the countryside at a tender age of 15 to work there for seven years. He did the same work as locals

China has been pouring billions of dollars in large infrastructure projects in foreign countries for the last three years with the aim of building new Silk Road trade routes.

It will be a 'good gesture' by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina if her government consults with BNP and other political parties to form the new Election Commission next February even though her government is not legally obligated to seek others' opinion on the issue.

Their words and actions are examples of blatant contradictions.

Selma Yilmaz had never experienced such a slump in her 24-year career as a tourist guide in Istanbul. She used to work four

Now the only step Mir Quasem Ali may take is to seek presidential clemency. The Supreme Court yesterday rejected his plea

It was around 3:00am of August 15, 1975. Preparations for carrying out a barbaric assassination were almost done. Major Syed Faruk Rahman, one of the masterminds of the massacre, was sitting on a stool in front of the lancer unit headquarters in Dhaka Cantonment. An operation map was open on his knees. Execution of which would send a massive blow to the newly independent Bangladesh. Major Khandaker Abdur Rashid, another mastermind, was standing beside him.

The phone rang. Major General KM Shafiullah picked it up. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was on the other end. “Shafiullah, your troops have attacked my home. They might have killed Kamal [Bangabandhu's son]. Send forces quickly,” he ordered the army chief in an angry voice amid deafening sounds of gunshots in the pre-dawn hours of August 15, 1975.

The only apparent similarity between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Mustafa Kemal Ataturk is their long-running rule of Turkey. Their rise to power and political mission, however, are completely opposite. One was a revolutionary, who had transformed Turkey into a modern and secular republic, while the other has been known as a leader accused of uprooting the secular foundations of the country.

Adecade ago, when she was in power, Khaleda Zia tried but could not forge national unity to fight militancy. Almost all parties

His expertise in criminal laws matters little. What is a must for his appointment as a prosecutor is his loyalty to the party in power.

The fall of the first woman prime minister of UK, Margaret Thatcher, and the sudden emergence of its second woman premier, Theresa May, can be considered milestones of British history.

The dangerous fate of Fahim, Rohan, Mubasher and Nibras shows how our youths are becoming weapons of destruction if they are brainwashed and transformed into militants.

The unprecedented Gulshan café attack that claimed lives of 20 hostages, most of them foreigners, seems to have compelled Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia to refrain from accusing each other of patronising terrorists and carrying out attacks by their party men.