Khaleda to return after treatment: Hannan Shah

Alleging that government is spreading lies over BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s London tour, BNP senior leader ASM Hannan Shah on Friday said she will return home on completion of her treatment.

From Santa spy to boxer to Canada's Prime Minister: Meet Justin Trudeau

Thanks to his father, Justin Trudeau's name was well known in Canada before he launched his campaign earlier this year to -- like the late Pierre Trudeau -- become the country's next prime minister.

Joe Biden changes story on Osama bin Laden raid

Vice President Joe Biden offered an account Tuesday of the decision to launch the raid that killed Osama bin Laden that differed from some of his previous retellings -- and from Hillary Clinton's.

B’desh economy stable but no certainty it will remain so: WB

Bangladesh’s economy is on a stable path but there is no certainty it would remain so due to some domestic and external risks, the World Bank said on Tuesday.

Live with confidence

Urging the Hindi community members to live here with confidence, prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said all religions speak about the ‘triumph of humanity’ and her government has established that principle in Bangladesh by ensuring the equal rights of the people of all faiths.

RECKLESS DRIVING BY EX-MP’S NEPHEW : Govt asked to explain inaction

The High Court on Tuesday asked the government and the police to explain their inaction in initiating proceedings against the nephew of former Awami League MP whose reckless driving injured four people at Gulshan on October 12.

Sadeque jailed for 13yrs

Former Dhaka city mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka was on Tuesday sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for 13 years on charge of amassing illegal wealth and hiding information on his assets.

Top al Qaeda leader Sanafi al-Nasr killed in U.S. airstrike, Pentagon says

The leader of an al Qaeda-linked group allegedly bent on attacking the West has been killed in an airstrike by the U.S.-led coalition in Syria, U.S. officials said Sunday.

Thousands displaced as Typhoon Koppu pummels northern Philippines

A woman and a teenage boy were killed in the Philippines on Sunday as Typhoon Koppu began its multiday battering of the region.

It's 'Adoption Day' -- launch time for the Iran nuclear deal

It's Sunday, October 18, the day the Iran nuclear deal gets rolling."Adoption Day" for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, as the deal is formally called, means that officials from Iran, the United States and other world powers involved in the deal get started turning it into reality.