Jeff Sessions confirmed to be the next attorney general
The Senate voted Wednesday to confirm Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama as the next attorney general, surviving a vocal push by Democrats to derail his nomination.
India says its economy will bounce back from cash crisis
India expects its economy will recover rapidly from a slowdown caused by last year's self-inflicted cash crisis.
Sean Spicer cites Atlanta terror attack that never happened
Another high-profile Trump administration official has made statements about a terror attack that never occurred.
Trump: I wanted month delay before travel ban, was told no
President Donald Trump -- even as he blasted lawyers contesting his immigration executive order -- detailed for the first time Wednesday his own hesitations about the controversial plan before it was signed.
FAILURE TO SIGN TEESTA, FENI DEALS Deals on six rivers put on hold
The government has put on hold negotiations on reaching agreements on sharing of waters of six transboundary rivers as Bangladesh and India have failed to sign an agreement on sharing of waters of Teesta and Feni rivers in spite of formal commitments from two successive Indian prime ministers in the past six years.
PM seeks co-op of all to combat extremism
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has sought more cooperation from all including armed forces in combating militancy and terrorism to keep undisrupted the country’s ongoing development process.
Drive to free Buriganga from illegal occupants slows down
The much publicized drive the government had launched on December 22 to free the Buriganga River from illegal occupants has slowed down.
Graft case: Khaleda moves HC for changing court
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday filed a petition with the High Court seeking its order to transfer Zia Orphanage Trust graft case to another court from the existing one.
There was no alternative to Jan 5 polls: outgoing CEC
Outgoing chief election commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad on Wednesday said there was no alternative to holding the general elections on January 5, 2014 for the continuity of the constitution.
Jake Tapper spars with Kellyanne Conway over WH falsehoods
Top White House adviser Kellyanne Conway appeared on CNN's "The Lead" Tuesday in a 25-minute interview with Jake Tapper where they discussed President Donald Trump's falsehoods and the administration's treatment of the press.
