Govt relaxes driving licence rules

The government has decided to allow drivers with licences for running light vehicles to run medium vehicles and drivers with licences for running medium vehicles to run heavy vehicles, with minimum one-year experience in both cases.

AL, BNP allies dissatisfied with delay in seat sharing

Parties in the alliances led by the ruling Awami League and the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party are ‘dissatisfied’ with delay in sharing of seats ahead of the 11th parliamentary polls likely to be held in December.

BNP suspects conspiracy behind Aug 21 grenade attack case

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party thinks the government is hatching conspiracy against the party and desperately tries to convince the people that BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and its acting chairman Tarique Rahman were involved in August 21 grenade attack.

US Bangla terms Nepal newspaper report fictitious

Rejecting a Nepal newspaper report over the investigation findings on the US-Bangla plane crash led by their government, the authorities of US-Bangla Airlines on Monday said the report was 'fictitious' and 'irreverent'.

John McCain's final message for the President

John McCain and President Donald Trump are not done with one another yet.

Two killed in shooting at Jacksonville video game tournament

Ryen Aleman was engrossed in the virtual world, focused on the video game in front of him, when he realized the gun shots he was hearing were real. He ducked and bolted for a restroom to take cover.

British-Iranian woman accused of spying returns to prison in Iran

A British-Iranian woman who has been imprisoned in Tehran since 2016 on spying charges returned to prison on Sunday, just three days after she was temporarily released.

'No more apologies': Pope's visit fails to soothe Irish fury over abuse

Delivering Mass under stormy Dublin skies, Pope Francis gave an unplanned speech on abuse to hundreds of thousands of faithful in leafy Phoenix Park and asked for forgiveness.

Trump is right. His trade war with China is causing a huge problem with North Korea

On Friday, President Donald Trump canceled Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's trip to North Korea, citing the lack of progress on denuclearization and blaming China. "Because of our much tougher Trading stance with China, I do not believe they are helping with the process of denuclearization," Trump tweeted.

White House drafted a statement on John McCain, but never released it

White House aides drafted a fulsome statement for President Donald Trump on the death of Sen. John McCain, but it was never sent out, a person familiar with the matter confirmed to CNN.