Obama denounces 'bigotry' in veiled shot at Donald Trump
President Barack Obama took veiled shots at Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump while marking 150 years since the abolition of slavery.
Kim Jong Un is sending his personal girl band to Beijing
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is sending his personal girl band, Moranbong, to perform a week of shows in Beijing as Pyongyang seeks to improve relations with its main ally ahead of an important United Nations meeting.
More than 30 civilians killed in attack at Afghanistan's Kandahar airport
Thirty-seven civilians were killed in an attack Tuesday night at a market bazaar and a school near Kandahar airport, Afghan officials said.
2 held in Australia counterterror raids
A 15-year-old boy and a 20-year-old man have been arrested after counterterrorism raids in Sydney as part of an ongoing Australian Federal Police operation, authorities said Thursday.
Micro-savings, not micro-credit, can make a difference: PM
PRIME minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said it is micro-savings, not the micro-credit, can develop the fate of the country’s under privileged people.
MUNICIPAL POLLS : Electioneering begins with code violation
CANDIDATES and their campaigners began electioneering in a festive mode on Wednesday, the first day of formal electioneering for the elections to 234 municipal councils schedule for December 30.
No extrajudicial killing in the country: Home minister
The minister for home affairs, Asaduzzaman Khan, on Wednesday claimed that no extrajudicial killing took place in the country and the condition of human rights here is far better than the countries those are much vocal on human rights.
Inflation drops in Nov on winter vegetable supply
The point-to-point inflation went down by 14 percentage points to 6.05 per cent in November from 6.19 per cent in the previous month mainly because of increase in supply of winter vegetables and price fall of food items including rice.
Our IT export should exceed garment export: Joy
REITERATING his commitment to further help flourish country’s ICT sector, prime minister’s information and communication technology affairs adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy on Wednesday said it is his personal goal to make Bangladesh’s IT export exceeding its garment export. ‘I feel honoured to bring the vision 2021 to light.
White House: Donald Trump Muslim plan 'disqualifies' him from presidency
Donald Trump's statement that Muslims should be banned from entering the United States "disqualifies" him from being president, the White House spokesman said Tuesday.
