House Oversight Committee issues ultimatum to White House over security clearance information
The chairman of the House Oversight Committee issued a stark warning Friday to White House counsel Pat Cipollone, demanding that the White House turn over documents and comply with
US offers $1m reward to find bin Laden son
The United States on Thursday offered a $1 million reward for information on a son of late al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, seeing him as an emerging face of extremism.
MPs, politicians, businesses major grabbers
Lawmakers, leaders of political parties and organisations and businesspersons, including realtors, are major encroachers of the rivers and flood flow zones surrounding Dhaka city.
Bangladesh tells UN it will no longer take in Myanmar Rohingyas
Bangladesh told the UN Security Council on Thursday that it will no longer be able to take in Rohingyas from Myanmar.
DMP may ban motorcycles from outside
Dhaka Metropolitan Police is planning to prevent motorcycles, registered in other districts, from availing ridesharing services in the capital.
Panels keep narrow room for women, marginalised groups
Only 30 female students amongst 231 candidates from 10 panels are contesting for the 25 positions in the elections to the Dhaka University Central Students Union scheduled for March 11.
President asks EC to consider enrolling expatriates as voters
President M Abdul Hamid on Friday asked the election commission to consider enlisting Bangladeshi expatriates in the voter list so that they can cast their votes in any election.
‘Alor Ferrywala’ Palan Sarkar no more
Ekushey Padak winner Palan Sarkar, who used to distribute books for free of cost among people, passed away on Friday.
Inside Trump's Hanoi heartbreak: A long road to nowhere
It was meant as the sequel to rival the original -- another far-flung encounter, laced with backslapping and friendly banter alongside the world's most ruthless dictator.
Why China doesn't want to get caught in the middle of a India-Pakistan conflict
Beijing is on the verge of being sucked into an India-Pakistan crisis, amid rising tensions in the Kashmir region that borders China.
