U.N. Security Council condemns North Korean rocket launch

North Korea launched a satellite into space Sunday, its state media reported, triggering a wave of international condemnation and prompting strong reaction from an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council.

2016 election: Which candidate will triumph in the Year of the Monkey?

If Donald Trump believes his victory is written in the stars, he may just be right.

Rescuers scour rubble for survivors after earthquake kills 37 in Taiwan

Rescuers scrambled to find survivors Sunday night after an earthquake toppled buildings in Taiwan, killing at least 37 people, authorities said.

GOP takes aim at Marco Rubio during debate

Marco Rubio struggled on Saturday to fend off a string of searing attacks from Chris Christie as the Florida senator's establishment rivals tried to halt his campaign surge by branding him as too inexperienced and unaccomplished to be president.

Jeb Bush calls Donald Trump a 'loser'

A very fired up Jeb Bush brought a New Hampshire crowd to its feet Sunday, when he called Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump a "loser."

Ban phones Hasina, offers UN panel membership on water

UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon phoned prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday and offered Bangladesh to be member of a UN high-level panel to be formed on water which she readily accepted.

Export earnings post $19.19b in seven months

The country’s export earnings in the July-January period of the financial year 2015-16 hit $19.19 billion with 7.85 per cent rise from $17.79 billion in the same period of the FY15, showed provisional data of the Export Pro

Govt keen to turn border haats into ‘broader’ markets

The Prime Minister’s Office is keen to turn the existing border haats into ‘broader’ haats along the India-Bangladesh frontiers to allow all Bangladeshi and imported goods to be traded, instead of only locally produced goods.

Govt patronage essential for reviving muslin

Weavers, fabric designers and heritage preservation campaigners on Sunday said support from the government was essential

People suffer as students block road

City dwellers experienced severe traffic congestion all day long on busy Sunday due to demonstrations by Dhaka City College students and operation of mobile courts at places inflicting untold sufferings to commuters.