Electoral College set to make Trump's win official
The 538 members of the Electoral College are set on Monday to make President-elect Donald Trump's victory official.
McCain: Russian election-related hacks threaten to 'destroy democracy'
Sen. John McCain said Russian election-related hacks threaten to "destroy democracy" and faulted the American response as "totally paralyzed."
Jordan says 10 killed in 'cowardly terrorist attack'
Ten people were killed and 34 were wounded Sunday in what a Jordanian official called a "cowardly terrorist attack."
Philippine President slams US, says drug war will not stop
The Philippine President vowed Friday to keep up his controversial campaign against drugs as long as he remains in office.
BNP hopeful as president welcomes proposals
The president, Abdul Hamid, welcomed Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s proposals for the reconstitution of the Election Commission based on consensus as he kicked off series of talks with registered political parties sitting with BNP on Sunday.
Outsiders asked to leave polling areas by today
Mayoral candidates of both the ruling Awami League and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party fear deterioration of the law and order during polls in Narayanganj City Corporation scheduled for December 22 as there is no visible move to recover illegal arms.
Canals, water bodies filled up: Rajuk
Canals and water bodies at Demra in the capital and Rupganj in Narayanganj are being filled up by housing companies and influential individuals, according to Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha’s probe committee report.
Manna freed on bail
Nagarik Oikya convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna was released on bail from jail on Sunday evening.
Rushanara Ali arrives as UK PM’s trade envoy
The UK prime minister’s trade envoy for Bangladesh, Rushanara Ali, arrived in Dhaka on Saturday on a five-day official visit.
What happens in the extremely unlikely scenario the Electoral College goes rogue?
Donald Trump is busy building his Cabinet and planning his agenda, but he isn't really, officially going to be President quite yet. One of the peculiarities of American democracy is that it's a group of 538 "electors" -- members of the Electoral College -- in this nation of 318 million who actually pick the president.
