Swiss President Alain Berset has stressed the need for ensuring socio-economic development in Bangladesh in a “sustainable and inclusive” manner so that nobody is left behind.

Iraqi forces backed by the US-led coalition yesterday began a major operation against Islamic State (IS) group jihadists hiding out in a

US Senate negotiators rushed on yesterday to forge a two-year budget plan that would ease Washington's spending brinkmanship, even

Trial of the Gatco graft case is pending with the Special Judge's Court-3 of Dhaka. The Anti-Corruption Commission filed the case on

A man has allegedly beaten his son-in-law to death for demanding dowry and torturing his daughter in Badarganj upazila of Rangpur.

A Gaibandha court yesterday framed charges against eight people, including prime accused Col (retd) Abdul Kader Khan, in Gaibandha-1 lawmaker Manzurul Islam Liton murder case.

Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority (DTCA) has opposed the Cabinet Division's proposal for a lane in Dhaka roads dedicated for

Abdul Hamid has been re-elected the country's president for a second consecutive term.

Being interrupted by impatient audience members is a headache -- but part of the job -- for most politicians.

All he asked a BCL man was the return of his calculator that the latter borrowed around three months ago. But little did he imagine that he would have to face dire consequences just for asking.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate 54 development projects and lay foundation stones for 34 new ones in Barisal division during her visit on Thursday.

A 6.4-magnitude quake on the east coast of Taiwan yesterday left two dead and more than 100 injured after buildings were toppled and a hotel collapsed.

The Philippine Supreme Court yesterday approved a one-year extension of President Rodrigo Duterte's martial law decree covering the southern third of the country, a ruling which a critic described as a blow to human rights.

A Scottish court yesterday rejected a legal attempt to ask the European Court of Justice (ECJ) to clarify whether Britain could unilaterally stop the Brexit process.

Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday led tributes to the "heroism" of campaigners on the centenary of women winning the right to vote in Britain, as a host of events honouring the Suffragette movement were held.

A British court yesterday ruled to keep in place an arrest warrant for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, thwarting a bid that could have paved the way for him to leave the Ecuadorian embassy in London where he has spent the last five and a half years.

A US House panel voted unanimously Monday in favour of publicly releasing the Democratic rebuttal to President Donald Trump and fellow Republicans' claims that the FBI abused its powers while investigating his campaign.

President Abdul Hamid yesterday urged the private universities to form monitoring committees at their institutions to keep eyes on their teachers and students so that no one could get involved in militancy and terrorism.

Bangladesh is going to complete a “list of a reasonable number of Rohingya families” and set up two repatriation camps within this month as part of the process of sending back the refugees to Myanmar.

SpaceX is poised for the first test launch of its Falcon Heavy, which aims to become the world's most powerful rocket in operation, capable of reaching the Moon or Mars some day.