BNP Standing Committee Member Moudud Ahmed expresses grave concern over increasing repression on women and children in the country and held the ruling quarter responsible for it.

Congress vice president of India, Rahul Gandhi's car is pelted with stones during his visit to the flood-affected town but he escapes unhurt.

Pakistan swears in its new Cabinet, following a week of turmoil that included the election of a new prime minister after the resignation of his predecessor who was dismissed from office by the country’s Supreme Court for concealing family assets.

The people of the country can see some light of hope to get relief from “grasp of the ruling Awami League (AL) men” following the full verdict of the Supreme Court on the 16th amendment to the constitution, BNP says.

Ruling Awami League and its political arch-rival BNP are sensing the new polarisation in politics ahead of the upcoming general election and they see it as a positive sign for democracy.

Pulling reference to the full verdict of scrapping the 16th amendment, BNP places a demand for resignation of the government and a polls-time supportive body.

The United States urges Americans in North Korea to get out before a travel ban goes into effect on September 1.

Pakistani lawyer Raja Basharat files a petition in the country’s Election Commission, seeking Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman's disqualification on the basis of "shameful" allegations of harassment levelled against him by former PTI lawmaker Ayesha Gulalai.

People reiterate demand for speedy trial for suspended Sramik League leader Tufan Sarkar who allegedly raped a college student in the district.

Pakistani lawmakers elect former petroleum minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as the country's new prime minister, replacing ousted veteran leader Nawaz Sharif.

The Venezuelan intelligence service arrested two prominent opposition leaders, their relatives say, a day after a vote to choose a much-condemned assembly that supersedes parliament.

Barguna Sadar UNO Tariq Salman, who was sued for publishing a portrait of Bangabandhu recently, has been transferred to the cabinet division as senior assistant secretary.

Haruner Rashid Khan Monno, a former minister and adviser to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, dies due to old age complications at the age of 84.

Government monitoring of online activities could have a “devastating effect” on freedom of expression in Cambodia, according to a new study, with most people saying that they felt less comfortable freely expressing themselves online while under such surveillance.

The Supreme Court releases the full verdict that scrapped the 16th amendment of the constitution, which empowered the parliament to remove its judges for incapacity or misbehaviour.

Ruling Awami League, BNP and Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD-Inu) submit annual reports on income and expenditure to the Election Commission (EC).

President Vladimir Putin on Sunday said the United States would have to cut 755 diplomatic staff in Russia and warned of a prolonged gridlock in its ties after the US Congress backed new sanctions against the Kremlin.

Civil society members in a dialogue with the Election Commission (EC) discuss three agenda – gaining public confidence, army deployment and no-vote option during the next parliamentary elections.

Following the removal of its chief Nawaz Sharif as prime minister, an­other problem has arisen for the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) as the interim premier-in-waiting, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, is also facing a Rs220 billion corruption inquiry being carried out by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro claims victory in an internationally criticised election for an assembly to rewrite the constitution, but the opposition cries fraud and vowed to keep protesting despite a deadly crackdown.