Putin congratulates Trump, not Obama, in New Year's statement
Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated US President-elect Donald Trump, rather than President Barack Obama, in his annual New Year's greetings statement to foreign heads of state and government.
AL MP shot dead
Ruling Awami League lawmaker Manzurul Islam Liton was shot dead by unknown assailants at his village home at Sundarganj upazila in Gainbandha Saturday evening.
New Year welcomed amid tight security
New Year 2017 was ushered in through celebrations on Saturday night amid tight security as police and Rapid Action Battalion put restrictions in Dhaka and other metropolitan cities in a bid to ward off any untoward incident.
Govt working to expand media: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the government has been working to expand the media both in the public and private sectors to ensure the free flow of information.
Killer with a conscience: Could this former death squad member bring down Duterte?
Edgar Matobato's days are spent -- for now, at least -- in a verdant, bucolic compound some way outside Manila.
What's their angle? Breaking down the Putin, Trump and Obama spy games
President Barack Obama and his first secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, entered the White House in 2009 with visions of a "Russian reset." But Obama will leave office next month in the midst of a shadowy Cold War-era fever dream, as Washington and Moscow are, once again, beset by accusations of diplomatic chicanery and outright espionage.
Putin: Russia won't expel US diplomats
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Moscow will not expel American diplomats in response to US sanctions against Russia.
How Russia and Turkey brokered peace in Syria -- and sidelined the US
Call it a pop-up alliance. After spending much of this year berating each other after Turkey shot down a Russian jet over the Syrian-Turkish border, the two governments are suddenly the "honest brokers" of a ceasefire in Syria -- one that is designed to lead to political negotiations.
Number of students in English version soars
The number of students in English version of the national curriculum has increased, in some cases even doubled, when there are few trained teachers and the books for the version contain too many mistakes.
98 killed, 210 families evicted in 2016
At least 98 religious minority people were killed and 210 families of minority communities were evicted from their homesteads in 2016, according to a report.
