In the backdrop of opposition parties demand for a return to paper ballots for the coming national elections, the Election Commission of India has said it has firm conviction about “the integrity, non-tamperability and credibility of its Electronic Voting Machines.”

The Palestinian diplomatic mission in Washington ceased operations on Thursday following a demand by the United States to shut down but expressed hope the closure would be short-lived.

Turkish security forces yesterday fired tear gas at construction workers at Istanbul's new airport who were protesting dangerous working conditions at the site as it prepares to open for business next month, local media reported.

A leader of Pirojpur BNP has been named twice and a former district president of Islami Chhatra Shibir thrice as accused in a case filed with Pirojpur Police Station under the Anti-Terrorism Act on September 1.

Prime Ministers Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi will jointly kick off the ground-breaking ceremony of a cross-border oil pipeline and two key rail connectivity projects this week.

Eminent jurist Dr Kamal Hossain and former president AQM Badrudozza Chowdhury are going to announce their pledge today to continue their efforts to forge a “greater national unity” to press home a five-point demand, including formation of a non-party polls-time government.

An alleged drug peddler was killed in a “gunfight” with Rab in Rangpur city early yesterday.

The bullet-ridden bodies of three traders of garment factory leftovers were found in Rupganj yesterday, a day after they were allegedly picked up by men claiming to be detectives.

Hurricane Florence crashed into the Carolinas yesterday, knocking down trees and swamping streets with torrential rains and a powerful storm surge, before slowing to a pace that meant it would plague the area with days of flooding.

The third unit of Barapukuria 525 MW coal-fired power plant restarted early yesterday after 52 days following resumption of coal production by Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Limited.

Dadarao Bilhore smoothes the road surface, rests his shovel, looks to the sky and prays for his son, one of thousands of Indians killed every year in accidents caused by potholes.

SpaceX on Thursday announced a new plan to launch a tourist around the Moon using its Big Falcon Rocket (BFR), a massive launch vehicle that is being designed to carry people into deep space.

Former UN climate panel chief Rajendra Pachauri will stand trial in a sexual assault and harassment case three years after an employee accused him of inappropriate conduct, a lawyer said yesterday.

Germany is ready to contribute to rebuilding Syria if a political solution was found for fair elections in the country, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said yesterday.

Several paragraphs referring to Russian oil trade in a United Nations report about sanctions on North Korea have been removed at Moscow's urging, sparking US anger on Thursday.

Thailand's military has charged four people with sedition after seizing T-shirts allegedly promoting republicanism, a legal aid group said yesterday, the latest crackdown on political activism as the kingdom prepares for long-delayed elections.

The Kremlin yesterday said it was "absurd" for Britain to dismiss as unconvincing an interview with two suspects in the poisoning of former double agent Sergei Skripal on British soil.

Brazil's far-right presidential frontrunner Jair Bolsonaro underwent surgery for complications from a stab wound he suffered while campaigning, doctors said.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez yesterday denied allegations he plagiarised his doctoral thesis as he battles a raft of problems in a week that has seen him lose his health minister over similar reports of academic irregularities.

Like the “No helmet, no fuel” move by Dhaka Metropolitan Police, Chittagong Metropolitan Police has imposed a ban on motorcyclists, including policemen, entering or exiting the CMP headquarters without helmets on.