China: Trade talks with the US are back on
China says new talks with the United States are set to take place amid the trade war between the two economic superpowers.
NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo says America 'was never that great'
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said America "was never that great" during a speech on Wednesday, drawing criticism from President Donald Trump and the Republican looking to unseat him in November.
Protesters on the run fearing arrest
Most of the leaders of Bangladesh General Students’ Rights Protection Council are now on the run fearing arrest and disappearance for supporting the latest student protests for road safety besides their movement for reform of quota system in public service recruitment.
Aziz Khan among 50 richest people in Singapore
Bangladesh-born businessman Summit Group chairman Muhammed Aziz Khan and his family have been named the 34th richest person in Singapore on the list of 50 richest people and organisations of 2018.
100 students arrested, 5,000 unnamed prosecuted in 52 cases in Dhaka
At least 100 people, most of them students, were arrested in at least 52 cases filed between July 29 and August 15 with different police stations accusing over 5,000 unnamed people over the violence during the latest student movement for road safety.
‘We have responsibility to materialize Sonar Bangla’: CJ
Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain said Wednesday, ‘The Father of the Nation would get eternal peace if his dream is materialized.’
Family denied permission to meet Khaleda on birthday, says BNP
Family members of Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s imprisoned chairperson Khaleda Zia were denied permission to meet her at the jail to wish her on birthday on Wednesday.
Highway bridge collapses in Italy, leaving about two dozen dead
The sound of jackhammers reverberated through the night in this northern Italian city, where crews searched for survivors of a highway bridge collapse that left about two dozen people dead, officials said.
Turkey's Erdogan pledges US electronics boycott, gets closer with Russia
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced a boycott of American electronics Tuesday after US President Donald Trump's decision to hike tariffs on Turkish steel imports.
'China is an empire': Hong Kong independence talk held amid protests
A hotly anticipated speech by a pro-Hong Kong independence activist went ahead Tuesday at the city's Foreign Correspondents' Club, amid government pressure and protests by pro-China groups.
