Parties except AL, allies float same demands
Political parties outside the ruling Awami League-led alliance have put forth similar demands such as the dissolution of the parliament, resignation of the incumbent government, a party-neutral election-time government, among others, before the 11th parliamentary elections.
UK PM faces double trouble in looming Brexit showdown
British prime minister Theresa May faces a fight on two fronts this week, battling to convince her own ministers and then Brussels as the Brexit talks come to a crunch.
Trump vows 'severe punishment' if journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed by Saudis
President Donald Trump vowed in a "60 Minutes" interview that the United States would get to the bottom of what happened to a missing Saudi journalist and that there would be "severe punishment" if he were found to have been killed.
Bikalpadhara not in unity having ties with anti-liberation forces: B Chy
Bikalpadhara Bangladesh on Saturday announced that the party would not be in the newly floated Jatiya Oikya Front as its two conditions were not met.
‘Jatiya Oikya Front’ launched without B Chy
BNP, Jatiya Oikya Prokriya and Jukta Front on Saturday launched a new opposition alliance, 'Jatiya Oikya Front', ahead of the 11th national election without Bikalpadhara Bangladesh President AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury.
Apple watch worn by Saudi journalist may have transmitted evidence of his death, Turkish paper reports
Missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi may have recorded his own death, a Turkish newspaper reported Saturday morning.
Are Trump and Xi on the brink of a new Cold War?
There is growing realization -- and fear -- among Chinese officials in Beijing that US President Donald Trump could be serious in his promise to upend the types of bilateral relations they have become accustomed to in the past few decades.
Zafrullah offers apology to Gen Aziz over talk-show remark
Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder and one of trustees Zafrullah Chowdhury at press conference on Saturday offered apology to the chief of army staff for choosing wrong word and providing information about him at a television talk show.
Editors to form human chain against Digital Security Act on Oct 15
The Editors' Council will form a human chain on October 15 protesting against the passage of Digital Security Act by parliament and the president’s assent to the law despite objection and repeated protest of journalists, several engagement with the government and two sittings with the parliamentary standing committee over the law.
Bangladesh can reduce poverty by improving water, sanitation qualities: WB
Bangladesh can reduce poverty and accelerate growth faster by taking urgent actions to improve the quality of water and sanitation, says a new World Bank report.
