The nasty, multibillion-dollar general election campaign begins

The ugly, multibillion-dollar general election campaign is here. The clash between Donald Trump and the forces supporting Hillary Clinton played out on Twitter and social media Tuesday, underscoring a certainty about the fall campaign -- nothing will be off limits.

U.S. Special Forces take the fight to ISIS in Libya

It is a tiny, remote aircraft hangar, carved in the Sicilian rock decades ago, but now home to a new and vital front for the United States against ISIS.

Sri Lanka floods: Huge storm triggers landslides, leaving villages buried

Hundreds of thousands of people have been forced from their homes by floodwaters and landslides after a major storm hammered Sri Lanka.

Fixed deadline for tax return, penalty for time petition in offing

The National Board of Revenue is set to introduce a cutoff date for filing income tax returns for individual taxpayers with the aim of ending its own unauthorised time extension practices.

HSBC to shrink Bangladesh operations, close 6 branches

The United Kingdom-based HSBC bank has taken approval from Bangladesh Bank to close down six of its 13 branches in Bangladesh by June 30, said officials of the Bangladesh Bank. BB officials said that the bank might have taken the move to shrink its Bangladesh operations with an ultimate target to wind up from the country in line with the bank’s initiative to scale down global operations to rein in costs.

New UK High Commissioner calls on Khaleda Zia

The new High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Bangladesh, Alison Blake, called on Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday.

ATM fraud at 3 Prime Bank booths

A Chinese national was caught red-handed while withdrawing money using a forged card from an automated teller machine of Prime Bank in the capital’s Elephant Road, while skimmers stole money in that manner from three ATM booths of the bank, simultaneously, on Wednesday morning.

Teacher’s humiliation: Report action against MP in 3 days: HC

The High Court on Wednesday asked the government to report in three days about actions taken against lawmaker AKM Selim Osman and his accomplices for publicly humiliating a teacher in Narayanganj on May 13.

Clinton wins Kentucky, Sanders takes Oregon, CNN projects

Hillary Clinton will squeeze out a cliffhanger victory over Bernie Sanders in Kentucky's Democratic primary Tuesday, CNN projects, a result that keeps her on track to win the nomination but also highlights deep divisions in the party.

Donald Trump would speak with North Korea's Kim Jong Un

Donald Trump says he'd be willing to speak with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un -- a sharp departure from current U.S. policy toward the reclusive Asian nation.