Donald Trump's tough path to the White House

Donald Trump got a morale boost this week -- but it likely won't be enough to propel him to the White House.

Xi Jinping more powerful than ever after being named ruling party's 'core'

The word has gone out.On every television channel, on the front page of every newspaper, Chinese President Xi Jinping,

Russian, US military planes in near miss over Syria

A Russian fighter jet and a US military plane flew dangerously close to each other while flying over Syria earlier this month, according to the Pentagon.

Disappearance threatens city parks

Influential quarters have grabbed, fully or partially, all the parks of the Dhaka South City Corporation in the absence of any effective step to reclaim them.

PM urges party leaders to know people’s problems

Prime minister and Awami League president Sheikh Hasina on Friday urged the party leaders to establish their close tie with common people to know their real problems and inform those to top level of the government so that steps can be taken for their solution.

Left parties urged to unite, emerge as alternative force

Communist Party of Bangladesh on Friday inaugurated its four-day-long 11th congress with a call to other left parties to get united and emerge as alternative force in the interest of taking them to the state power.

Old Dhaka jail to be an open place for city dwellers: IG prisons

The 228-year old Dhaka Central Jail on the capital’s Nazimuddin road will be turned into a jail museum and an open space for Dhaka city dwellers, said inspector general of prisons Brigadier General Syed Iftekhar Uddin on Friday, sharing the jail authorities’ plan.

Govt must hold dialogue: BNP

Bangladesh Nationalist Party standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan said on Friday that the ruling Awami League must hold dialogue with BNP if it wanted to rule the country.

Inside Mosul: Tunnels, resistance and terror

Information filters out of Mosul in brief calls, smuggled messages and first-hand accounts from escapees. It's fragmentary and anecdotal, but a clear picture is emerging: ISIS leaders are preparing both for fierce battles and their own escape.

South Korea: President Park embroiled in leaked documents scandal

Political turmoil is gripping South Korea as a scandal engulfs President Park Geun-hye, who stands accused of leaking official state documents to a friend.