Ward councillor Ekramul killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’
Teknaf ward councillor Ekramul Haque, also a Awami Juba League leader, was killed in a reported gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion during the ongoing anti-drug drive at Teknaf in Cox’s Bazar early Sunday.
North Korea says it's still willing to meet Trump after US President cancels summit
North Korea says Kim Jong Un is still willing to meet Donald Trump "at any time and in any way," after the US President abruptly canceled what would have been a historic summit between the two leaders scheduled for June.
North Korea blows up tunnels at Punggye-ri nuclear test site
North Korea appeared to destroy at least three nuclear tunnels, observation buildings, a metal foundry and living quarters at its Punggye-ri nuclear test site on Thursday, in a process observed by invited international journalists.
Delhi keeps Dhaka waiting
Lack of interest of successive Indian governments has held back Bangladesh from taking up major water sector development plans with support from other international quarters.
PM flies to Kolkata today
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina will leave Dhaka in the morning today on a two-day visit to West Bengal at the invitation of Indian prime minister Narendra Modi. She will inaugurate ‘Bangladesh Bhaban jointly with Narendra Modi at Visva Bharati and hold a meeting with him there.
Priyanka urges world to stick by Rohingya children in Bangladesh
Bollywood superstar and UNICEF international goodwill ambassador Priyanka Chopra on Thursday urged the global community to be compassionate and to donate money, time and energy to help the hundreds of thousands of vulnerable Rohingya women and children living a miserable life in the refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh.
North Korea warns of nuclear showdown, calls Pence 'political dummy'
A North Korean official has lashed out at US Vice President Mike Pence and said Pyongyang is ready for a nuclear showdown if dialogue with the United States fails.
Trump administration wants more high-level talks with North Korea before summit
The Trump administration wants additional high-level talks with North Korea and assurances from Kim Jong Un that he is committed to giving up his nuclear program before next month's planned historic summit in order for the meeting to go ahead, a senior administration official involved in planning for the talks told CNN.
Kushner's security clearance restored, met with Mueller team a second time
President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, had his White House security clearance restored Wednesday, a person familiar with the matter said, after months of uncertainty stemming in part from his role in the ongoing investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller.
China 'disinvited' from major US military exercise over South China Sea
The US has withdrawn an invitation to China to participate in what has been described as the world's largest international maritime warfare exercise, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.
