Six Bangladeshis in Singapore infected with Zika
Six Bangladesh nationals have been tested positive with the mosquito-borne Zika virus in Singapore, the High Commission of Bangladesh said on Thursday.
Trump: 'There will be no amnesty'
Donald Trump on Wednesday stated clearly there would be "no amnesty" for undocumented immigrants living in the US, putting to rest questions about whether he was softening his stance on the issue that's driven much of his campaign.
Brazil's Senate ousts Dilma Rousseff in impeachment vote
Brazil's first female president is out of a job, but not barred from the ballot if she wants to run again.
Search » International Edition+ US doubts Russia's claim it killed ISIS spokesman
Russia said one of its airstrikes in Syria killed ISIS spokesman Mohammad al-Adnani -- a claim that a US official called preposterous.
Alzheimer's drug shows promise in human trials
An experimental drug shattered and removed toxic plaques in the brains of patients with early-stage Alzheimer's disease, researchers said Thursday. Given to patients once a month for a year,
Saving Dhaka rivers: Navy to oversee drives now
The government in its desperate bid decided on Wednesday to engage Bangladesh Navy to protect the rivers surrounding the Dhaka city from encroachers and check their pollution as well.
Mir Quasem wants time to decide on seeking presidential clemency
The Kashimpur jail authorities read out the verdict of his review petition to death row war criminal Mir Quasem Ali on Wednesday morning.
SC grants Shafik Rehman’s interim bail
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday granted bail to detained senior journalist Shafik Rehman for three months or until submission of charge sheet in a case of plotting to abduct and kill prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy in the United States.
Cop held for demanding bribe from SC judge’s wife
Supreme Court police arrested an assistant sub-inspector of police on Wednesday for demanding bribe from the wife of a Supreme Court judge for passport verification.
Shahid Qadri laid to rest
Poet Shahid Qadri was laid to rest at Martyred Intellectuals Graveyard in Dhaka on Wednesday afternoon after people from all walks of life paid their last respect as his body reached home from New York in the morning.
