Two Canadians got caught in a spat between the US and China. They've been in prison for a year

In October 2018, Michael Kovrig, a former Canadian diplomat, warned that US-China ties "have deteriorated to their worst point" since the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.

Myanmar faces ICJ hearing today

Myanmar state counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi will appear at the International Court of Justice in The Hague today to defend her country in a genocide case filed by Gambia.

Hong Kongers lit fire, throw bombs on govt buildings

Hong Kong protesters lit a fire outside court buildings, threw petrol bombs and spray-painted graffiti on government buildings, following a ‘generally peaceful’ ...

Rights abuses go unabated in Bangladesh as NHRC bypasses mandate

Enforced disappearance, extrajudicial killings and custodial torture go unabated in the country with the National Human Rights Commission busy ..

Charges pressed against Samrat, Arman in narcotics case

Rapid Action Battalion on Monday pressed charge sheet in a narcotics case filed with the capital’s Ramna Police Station against former Juba League leaders Ismail ..

GLOBAL HUNGER INDEX 2.35cr without enough food in Bangladesh

The Global Hunger Index launched in Bangladesh on Monday said that over 2.35 crore people in Bangladesh were undernourished due to lack of adequate supply of food.

CCTV cameras to be installed in CJ’s courtroom

Appellate Division judges on Monday decided to install CCTV cameras in chief justice’s courtroom before hearing of the bail application of former ...

Professor Ajoy Roy dies

Physicist and freedom fighter Professor Ajoy Roy, father of slain popular science writer Avijit Roy, died at the age of 84 in BIRDEM hospital in Dhaka on Monday afternoon.

White Island volcano eruption: Five dead, others missing in New Zealand

Desperate efforts are underway to locate at least 10 people who are still missing on New Zealand's White Island after a deadly volcanic eruption earlier on Monday.