Takeaways from Tuesday's public impeachment hearings

On Tuesday, the House's ongoing impeachment investigation held its third day of public hearings -- featuring National Security Council Ukraine expert Alexander Vindman and Jennifer Williams, a

Nawaz Sharif flown by air ambulance to London

Pakistan’s ailing ex-prime minister Nawaz Sharif left by air ambulance Tuesday for London, where he is due to receive medical treatment after battling the government for permission to travel, his

Four Indian soldiers, two civilians killed in Siachen avalanche

An avalanche on Monday hit an Indian patrol in the world’s highest militarised zone in the Himalayas, killing four soldiers and two porters, an army spokesman said.

Chaos on roads over new law

Goods carrying vehicle owners and workers are set to go on a countrywide strike for indefinite period as the government began operating mobile courts under the Road Transport Act 2018 when

HC seeks report on action over 183 shipbreaking workers’ death

The High Court Division on Tuesday directed the government to submit reports by January 5 about its action after deaths of 183 workers in accidents at shipbreaking yards in Chattogram.

Debt repayment surges in Q1

The external debt repayment in the first quarter of the current fiscal year surged because of large short-term borrowings for the mega projects such as Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, Metro Rail and

It’s now salt

A rumour-driven spiral in the price of salt after a surge in the prices of onion and rice has caused panic buying of the item across the country.

Rangamati shooting victims not party activists, says PCJSS

Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti in a statement said the three ethnic minority people killed in Rangamati on Monday were neither their activists nor involved with any armed group.

US diplomat in Kiev said he's 'never seen anything' like Trump-Sondland call in restaurant

A diplomat at the US embassy in Ukraine told lawmakers last week he'd "never seen anything" like the call Gordon Sondland placed to President Donald Trump at a restaurant in Kiev, according to a

Dozens of Hong Kong protesters make daring campus breakout

Dozens of Hong Kong protesters escaped a two-day police siege at a campus late Monday by shimmying down a rope from a bridge to awaiting motorbikes in a dramatic and perilous breakout