USA
Sleep in a replica of Van Gogh's bedroom for $10
The Art Institute of Chicago has recreated Vincent Van Gogh's bedroom in an apartment and is renting it out for $10 a night.
12 February 2016, 04:36 AM
US envoy appreciates Bangladesh’s commitment to democracy
US Ambassador in Dhaka Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat says she appreciates the opportunity to hear BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s thoughts on political situation in Bangladesh.
25 January 2016, 04:49 AM
How safe is John Kerry's 'safer' world?
As soon as the international sanctions on Iran were lifted on January 16, the US Secretary of State John F Kerry said, “Today marks the start of a safer world.”
19 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Star Wars smashes US box office record
Star Wars: The Force Awakens smashes the record for the biggest box office debut weekend in North America with ticket sales of $238m (£159.7m).
21 December 2015, 11:34 AM
Maradona inspired me to play football: Lionel Messi
Barcelona star Lionel Messi has credited Diego Maradona with being his biggest influence starting a career in football.
19 December 2015, 04:53 AM
Donald Trump's America
Donald Trump, the blustering billionaire who made a name for himself by proclaiming President Obama as a foreign born citizen...
11 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Actor Morgan Freeman in plane scare
A private plane carrying Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman makes an emergency landing after it blows a tyre on take-off from Clarksdale, Mississippi, but the star and his pilot were unhurt.
6 December 2015, 10:57 AM
Facebook to block access to non-members in Belgium
Facebook says it will block access to its website by non-members in Belgium, as it battles a court order to stop tracking Internet users who do not have accounts with the US social media giant.
3 December 2015, 05:30 AM
Shakib flies to US tonight to be with wife
Bangladesh cricket team’s ace allrounder Shakib Al Hasan will not be able to take any further part in the ongoing series against Zimbabwe as he is leaving for the USA to be beside his wife Shishir who is expecting the first child of the couple in two weeks' time.
8 November 2015, 11:49 AM
The Assad Dead End
Forget principles and morality. Forget, or try to forget, the quarter-million deaths for which Bashar al-Assad is responsible, directly or indirectly, since choosing to respond with violence to a peaceful uprising of the Syrian people.
6 November 2015, 18:00 PM
[WATCH NOW} The Vietnam War's “Napalm Girl” hopes to erase the scars and pain – 43 years later
The Vietnam War's “Napalm Girl” hopes to erase the scars and pain – 43 years later.
29 October 2015, 11:15 AM
Kerry seeks end to Syria ‘war hell’
The US is intensifying diplomatic efforts to end the "hell" of Syria's civil war even as it increases support for moderate rebels, US Secretary of State John Kerry has said.
29 October 2015, 04:14 AM
US working with Bangladesh to assess foreigners’ killers
The United States is working relentlessly with the Bangladesh government and other key partners to identify the true culprits of the foreigner killings here.
27 October 2015, 06:01 AM
US soldier's remains returned from N Korea after 65 years
The remains of a US soldier missing since the Korean War have been returned to his family in California.
26 October 2015, 07:58 AM
Florida holds hunt to kill 320 bears
Florida holds its first bear hunt in more than two decades, despite opposition from animal rights campaigners.
25 October 2015, 16:06 PM
More Americans coming out on Facebook than ever before
In the past year, a staggering 800,000 Americans came out on Facebook regarding their sexual orientation.
18 October 2015, 06:42 AM
Jeb Bush slams Trump for saying 9/11 came during George Bush's 'reign'
Jeb Bush fires back at Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump who slammed George W Bush over the September 11, 2001 attacks that brought down the World Trade Center.
18 October 2015, 04:59 AM
Fears grow over increased antibiotic resistance
More than 6,000 deaths a year could be caused by a 30% fall in the effectiveness of antibiotics in the US, a report in The Lancet suggests.
16 October 2015, 12:16 PM
Sir Fazle Hasan Abed receives World Food Prize
Brac Founder and Chairperson Sir Fazle Hasan Abed receives the 2015 World Food Prize for his outstanding contribution to enhance the world's production and distribution of food to those most in need.
16 October 2015, 11:45 AM
Artist turns pumpkins into beautiful artworks
An artist based out of Chicago, who works with medium like food and unfired ceramic to create art, uses pumpkins to carve them into beautiful pieces of artworks.
14 October 2015, 13:51 PM