JS goes into session, to continue till May 5

The 10th Jatiya Sangsad went into its tenth session at 5:00pm Sunday with speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair.

North Korea launches missile from submarine, South Korea says

North Korea fired what is believed to be a submarine-launched ballistic missile off the east coast of the Korean peninsula, the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said Saturday.

Donald Trump defends shifting tone: 'I've got to be different'

Donald Trump defended Saturday his method of striking a different tone at rallies than he does behind closed doors with party officials.

Japan's first stealth fighter jet test: 'extremely stable'

Japan joined the exclusive stealth jet club Friday with the successful test flight of its first radar-evading aircraft -- a prototype called the X-2.

Prince cremated, private memorial service held

Prince's remains have been cremated, the pop superstar's publicist said Saturday.Yvette Noel-Schure provided no information about where or when the cremation occurred or where the remains would be placed.

Deep sea port project: Govt urged not to take sides in India-China rivalry

Academics, economists, researchers and former ambassadors on Saturday said Bangladesh should not wait anymore over building the deep sea port and could come up with nuanced plan for the betterment of the nation, setting regime interest aside.

Tonu murder: Govt urged to arrest killers

Progressive Students’ Alliance and Samrajyabad Birodhi Chhatra Oikya on Saturday said a culture of impunity is prevailing well in the country which is deterring the government to hold trial in the case of Sohagi Jahan Tonu murder.

CPD study on Rana Plaza: RMG workplaces improve, but at a slow pace

Centre for Policy Dialogue on Saturday said some improvement has been made in the working environment of Bangladesh’s readymade garment sector after the Rana Plaza collapse, but the progress is slow.

Stuffing, violence mar UP polls

Violence, widespread stuffing of the ballot box, capture of polling stations and intimidation mostly by ruling Awami League activists marred the third phase of the maiden partisan elections to union parishads on Saturday.

Yet another RU teacher murdered

Assailants hacked to death Rajshahi University English professor AFM Rezaul Karim Siddiquee on Saturday morning near his house in Rajshahi city, around 17 months after assailants had killed another teacher of the university near his house on the city outskirts.