Disappearance of North Korean girl still a mystery, 4 years later

Four years ago, Mun Su Gyong's parents in Pyongyang received a letter from their daughter, colorfully decorated with pink hearts, embellished with cut-out photographs of her. Because the majority of the country doesn't have Internet access, North Koreans still mostly communicate the old-fashioned way, in pen and ink.

Netanyahu visits Putin amid concerns about Russian involvement in Syria

With Russia apparently beefing up its military presence in Syria, some countries are getting nervous about what could happen -- including Israel.

Opinion: U.S. needs new policy on China as ties fester

Friction in the U.S.-China relationship has built up to the point that U.S. analysts are convinced that business as usual is not an option.

Scott Walker drops out of 2016 presidential race

Scott Walker announced Monday he is dropping out of the GOP presidential race.The Wisconsin governor entered the primary in July as a front-runner in Iowa and a darling of both the conservative base and powerful donors after winning battles against public unions in his left-leaning home state.

CLIMATE VULNERABILITY : France, Germany express empathy

France and German foreign ministers on Monday expressed empathy for the vulnerability of Bangladesh in the face of climate change and hoped the next climate conference, scheduled for November in Paris, would come up with some concrete measures to address the concern.

Fakhrul returns home

BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir returned home tonight (Monday night) after taking medical treatment abroad for nearly two months, report United News of Bangladesh. ‘Mirza Fakhrul arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport by a Singapore Airlines flight around 10:40pm,’ BNP chairperson’s media wing member Sayrul Kabir Khan told UNB. Senior BNP leaders, including Abdullah Al Noman, Shamsuzzaman Dudu, Asaduzzaman Ripon, Ruhul Quddus Talukder Dulu, Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal and Imran Saleh Prince, received him at the airport.

Govt controlling mass media through secret policy: BNP

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Monday alleged that the incumbent government was controlling mass media through a ‘secret mass media policy.’ BNP spokesman Asaduzzaman Ripon at a briefing at the party central office said that the government was interfering with the mass media overtly and covertly.

BASIC BANK SCAM : 18 cases filed against 154 people

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday filed 18 cases against 154 BASIC Bank officials and 18 business firms on charge of embezzlement of Tk 705.80 crore from the bank. The commission, however, did not prosecute former BASIC Bank chairman Sheikh Abdul Hai Bacchu.

People set out journey home, defy hassles

Bus, train and ferry terminals witnessed a mad rush as people started streaming out of Dhaka on Monday defying all accompanying hassles of bumpy journey to celebrate Eid with their near and dear ones.

Why Donald Trump trips over Obama's heritage

Donald Trump declined to use his Sunday show opportunities to clarify his thoughts on President Barack Obama's birthplace and repeatedly avoided direct answers on the subject.