Putin calls for Syria peace talks
A nationwide ceasefire is the next step to restore peace in Syria after the recapture of Aleppo in the country's north, Russian President Vladimir Putin told reporters at press conference in Japan on Friday.
US more vulnerable to hacking than Russia, Obama says
As the United States plots retaliation against Russia for allegedly using hackers to influence the U.S. election, President Obama warned Friday that the United States has more to lose in a cyber battle.
Nation celebrates Victory Day
The nation on Friday celebrated the 46th Victory Day paying tribute to the freedom fighters who made the supreme sacrifice in the War for Independence to free the nation from marauding Pakistani forces fighting successfully a nine-month war in 1971.
Khaleda pays homage to Liberation War heroes
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia on Friday paid homage to the martyred freedom fighters, who made the supreme sacrifice for the country during the Liberation War in 1971, by placing wreaths at the National Memorial in Savar, marking the 46th Victory Day.
25 injured in Khagrachari AL-BNP clash
At least 25 people including two cops were injured as the ruling Awami League and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party clashed over placing wreaths at the memorial of freedom fighters marking the Victory Day in Khagrachari on Friday.
PM releases five postal stamps marking Victory Day
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday released five commemorative postage stamps, two first day covers, two data cards and a souvenir marking the 46th Victory Day.
Four killed in Cox's Bazar road crash
Four people, including two women, were killed and 10 others injured as a bus crashed into a human hauler on Chittagong-Cox's Bazar Highway in Chakaria upazila of Cox's Bazar on Friday.
Philippines drug war's wide net claims 6-year-old shot dead in his sleep
A 6-year-old Manila boy killed in his sleep is among the latest victims in the ongoing violence against suspected drug criminals in the Philippines.
Hot tub diplomacy? Putin, Abe talk security ties, disputed islands
Russian President Vladimir Putin met one-on-one with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for almost 90 minutes Thursday night at the start of Putin's first official visit to the country in 11 years.
President, PM pay tributes to war heroes
President Abdul Hamid and prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday paid tributes to the martyrs of war of independence by placing wreaths at the National Memorial at Savar on the occasion of the 46th Victory Day.
