U.S. destroyer sails near disputed Chinese island
The U.S. Navy on Tuesday sent a guided missile destroyer within 12 miles of a disputed island in the South China Sea where China has built an airstrip -- prompting China to scramble fighter jets and dispatch warships to "expel" the American ship.
North Korean general, reported executed, turns up at party congress
A senior North Korean military leader believed executed earlier this year for "factionalism, misuse of authority and corruption" seems to be alive and still a part of the secretive nation's ruling party after all.
Donald Trump finds allies on Europe's right
Donald Trump received more international criticism Tuesday, this time from London's newly elected mayor, Sadiq Khan.
Nizami hanged
Jamaat-e-Islami amir Motiur Rahman Nizami was hanged at Dhaka Central Jail on early Wednesday for crimes against humanity committed during the 1971 War of Independence. Nizami, 73, was hanged at 12:10am on Wednesday, senior jail superintendent Jahangir Kabir told reporters at the jail gate.
War Crime trial an internal issue of Bangladesh: Pak editors
Pakistani newspaper editors said that the ongoing trial of the war crimes in Bangladesh was its internal matter and people, especially the intellectuals, of Pakistan believed reactions of politicians on the issue would hamper the friendly relations of the two countries.
Over 100 Bangladeshi names, entities in Panama Papers
Nearly 103 individuals, entities and addresses with links to Bangladesh figure in the latest edition of Panama Papers and offshore leaks that reveals information about offshore companies in tax havens.
CAG submits audit reports
Comptroller and Auditor General of Bangladesh Masud Ahmed on Tuesday submitted the annual audit reports to president Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban.
Muhith asks secys to include taxes in dev project cost estimation
Finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith on Tuesday asked the secretaries of the ministries and divisions for estimating the cost of development projects calculating applicable taxes as the government decided not to allow any tax exemption to any organisation from the next fiscal year.
Pak envoy summoned to foreign office
Bangladesh on Monday summoned Pakistani high commissioner in Dhaka Shuja Alam to foreign ministry.
SWIFT rejects Bangladeshi claims over $81 million cyber heist
SWIFT has rejected allegations by officials in Bangladesh that technicians with the global messaging system made the nation’s central bank more vulnerable to hacking before an $81 million cyber heist in February.
