Kenya to close refugee camps, displacing more than 600,000
Kenya will close all refugee camps, a move that would displace more than 600,000 people living there, the government announced Friday.
Left leaders for united movement to curb militancy
Left leaders at a roundtable in the city on Friday called on all the left, democratic and progressive political parties to get united and wage movements against militants responsible for a series of targeted homicides across the country.
More budgetary allocation for rural workers demanded
Bangladesh Khetmajur Samiti on Friday demanded that the government increase allocation for the advancement of rural labours and marginalised people in remote areas of the country in the upcoming national budget.
Garlic prices pushed up ahead of Ramadan
Garlic prices continued to rise on the city’s kitchen markets ahead of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, with the prices of the item climbing by Tk 20-Tk 30 a kg over the week.
RU professor killing: Ex-RU students hold protests in capital
Former students of Rajshahi University on Friday afternoon formed a human chain in front of National Museum in the capital, demanding immediate trial in the gruesome murder of RU professor AFM Rezaul Karim Siddiquee.
North Korea puts on once-in-a-generation political event
North Korea, one of the world's most secretive nations, is putting on its biggest political event in 36 years.
Paul Ryan: 'I'm just not ready' to back Donald Trump
House Speaker Paul Ryan said Thursday he cannot yet support presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump's presidential campaign.
ISIS fighter, wife, killed in airstrike, U.S. says
A U.S. airstrike has killed an ISIS fighter and his wife who were involved in planning attacks against the West, the Pentagon announced Thursday.
Venezuela health care crisis: Shooting is just the first pain
When Jose Luis Vasquez was brought to the emergency room last Monday with a gunshot wound to the chest, the worst of his nightmare should have been over. He had survived an armed robbery without losing any major organs and needed only what doctors described as minor surgery.
Why Hillary Clinton isn't pushing Bernie Sanders to exit race
Hillary Clinton is itching to take on Donald Trump in a one-on-one contest for the White House -- but she isn't pushing Bernie Sanders off the stage yet.
