President Trump nominates Neil Gorsuch for Supreme Court
President Donald Trump will nominate Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, Trump announced Tuesday night at the White House.
Daughter of Anwar Al-Awlaki reported killed in Yemen raid
Nawar Anwar Al-Awlaki, the 8-year-old daughter of former al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula leader Anwar al-Awlaki was killed in a joint American-UAE raid against the terror group Sunday, according to the girl's family.
Thousands of Rohingya refugees may be sent to remote island
A plan to send thousands of Rohingya refugees to an isolated island that is often submerged in water is "terrible and crazy," a Bangladeshi government official told CNN Tuesday.
Donald Trump's early crisis
President Donald Trump begins his 11th day in office shrouded in crisis, roundly criticized for a chaotic unveiling of immigration measures and under new scrutiny after he fired the nation's top law enforcement officer who refused to enforce them.
Search committee shortlists 20 names
The search committee for the Election Commission on Tuesday made a shortlist of 20 names from 125 names proposed by 28 political parties including the ruling Awami League and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
Four suspected extremists held in city
Members of Rapid Action Battalion arrested four suspected extremists at Daniya in the city's Jatrabari area early Wednesday.
Police move to scrutinise books concerns publishers
Publishers have expressed concern over the police move to scrutinise books to be released in the Ekushy Book Fair to determine if any of them contains anything hurting ‘religious sentiments’. They fear that the move will curtail freedom of expression.
Muhith to consider fat tax on junk food
Finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith told parliament on Tuesday that he would consider the imposition of 14.5 per cent ‘fat tax’ on junk food while preparing the budget for 2017-18 financial year.
Rakhine Commission suggests restoring citizenship, upholding rights
Upholding basic human rights including restoration of citizenship, allowing people to live with dignity and reestablishment of rule of laws for all in Rakhine State are the key to removing the plight of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.
Trump fires acting AG after she declines to defend travel ban
President Donald Trump fired acting Attorney General Sally Yates Monday night for "refusing to enforce a legal order designed to protect the citizens of the United States," the White House said.
