MP Shahid’s seat to be vacant if dual citizenship proved: PM

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday told the parliament that the seat of Lakshmipur-2 independent lawmaker Mohammad Shahid Islam ..

144 Bangladeshi migrants found in truck in North Macedonia

Authorities in North Macedonia found 211 migrants, including 144 from Bangladesh, packed inside a truck near the country’s southern border,..

Amu made coordinator of AL-led 14-party alliance

Ruling Awami League presidium member Amir Hossain Amu has been made coordinator and spokesperson of AL-led 14-party alliance.

Trump's anti-mask crusade is coming back to bite him

President Donald Trump's refusal to set an example by wearing a face covering, despite growing evidence that it may be one of the most effective ways..

Ending poverty in 2020 was going to be Xi's crowning achievement. Coronavirus might have ruined it

This was supposed to be the year that Beijing would announce it had ended absolute poverty in China, fulfilling a key pledge of President Xi Jinping..

Defiance and fear as Hong Kong settles into new normal after China-backed law takes hold

If Beijing thought a new national security law would guarantee a quiet birthday for Hong Kong, it was mistaken.

EU reopens to visitors as virus surges in US

The European Union reopened its borders on Wednesday to visitors from 15 countries but excluded the United States, where deaths are spiking once again..

Unskilled masters blamed for waterway accident

Most of the fatal inland waterways accidents in the country are mainly caused by unskilled masters in absence of proper training, observed river safety experts.

Bangladesh business tycoon Latifur Rahman dies

Renowned businessman and industrialist of the country Latifur Rahman died at his village home in Cumilla’s Chauddagram on Wednesday.

BNP ask EC to halt move to enact political party reg law

Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Wednesday urged the Election Commission to halt the move of enacting the bill for political party’s registration ..