AL supports use of EVM in next polls: Quader
Ruling Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said that the party would support using Electronic Voting Machines in the next general election likely to be held in December.
Ultra-poor to get rice at Tk 10 a kg for three months
Food minister Qamrul Islam on Wednesday said the government will start selling rice at Tk 10 per kg among 50 lakh ultra-poor families across Bangladesh from next month under a food-friendly programme.
Give serious consideration to report on Myanmar: UN chief
Making a call for accountability as an essential prerequisite to regional security and stability, UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres has urged the Security Council to give a serious consideration to the report released on Monday by the UN-appointed Independent International Fact-finding Mission on Myanmar.
Myanmar rejects UN probe on Rohingya abuses
Myanmar rejected on Wednesday the findings of a UN probe alleging genocide by its military against the Rohingya, in a strident government response to a damning report on the crisis.
Trump warns evangelicals of 'violence' if GOP loses in the midterms
US President Donald Trump, facing scrutiny for hush money payments to a porn star and a former Playboy model, pleaded with evangelical leaders for political help during closed-door remarks on Monday, warning of dire consequences to their congregations should Republicans lose in November's midterm elections.
North Korea warns Pompeo denuclearization talks are 'at stake,' sources say
Top North Korean officials warned the United States in a letter that denuclearization talks are "again at stake and may fall apart," sources familiar with the process told CNN.
China moves to end two-child limit, finishing decades of family planning
The Chinese government could be moving to end birth restrictions, amid growing concerns over an aging population and a dropping birth rate.
Students’ demands lie unimplemented
Most of the demands of students, including a ban on unfit vehicles and drivers without licences and half fare for them, have remained unimplemented even a month after countrywide protests against road sector anarchy shook the country.
Hazaribagh continues to be polluted by rawhide wastes
Rawhide wastes continue to pollute the densely populated Hazaribagh area in the capital. The problem persists as tanners were using their abandoned factories to store rawhides, local inhabitant complained.
Aug 21 grenade attack staged with BNP-Jamaat patronage: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has accused again the then BNP-Jamaat government of perpetrating the barbaric grenade attack on an Awami League rally in 2004, saying that such a heinous act cannot take place in the country without their patronage.
