Former British consulate worker says he was tortured in China over UK's role in Hong Kong protests

A former employee of the British consulate in Hong Kong has alleged that he was tortured in China and interrogated by secret police about the city's long-running pro-democracy protests.

Suu Kyi to contest Rohingya genocide case at ICJ

Aung San Suu Kyi will appear before the International Court of Justice to contest a case filed by Gambia accusing Myanmar of genocide against its Rohingya Muslim minority, her government said

Truck, covered van owners, workers call off strike

Owners and workers of trucks and covered vans called off a countrywide strike following a meeting with home minister Asaduzzaman Khan early Thursday.

Govt fails in every sector: Fakhrul

Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday said the government failed in every sector as they had no commitment towards the people of

Independent body on organ transplantation demanded

Gonoshasthaya Kendra trustee Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury on Wednesday demanded amendment to the Transplantation of Human Organs (Amendment) Act 2018 and proposed formulation an

Hasina, Erdogan should get Nobel Prize: Kamal

Finance minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Tuesday said that prime minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh and Turkey president Recep Tayyip Erdogan should be awarded Nobel Peace Prize.

People suffer as transport strike on

Chaos ruled over roads across the country cauisng sufferings to passengers and disrupting commodity supply as goods vehicle owners and workers on Wednesday joined bus workers on

Takeaways from Tuesday's public impeachment hearings

On Tuesday, the House's ongoing impeachment investigation held its third day of public hearings -- featuring National Security Council Ukraine expert Alexander Vindman and Jennifer Williams, a

Nawaz Sharif flown by air ambulance to London

Pakistan’s ailing ex-prime minister Nawaz Sharif left by air ambulance Tuesday for London, where he is due to receive medical treatment after battling the government for permission to travel, his

Four Indian soldiers, two civilians killed in Siachen avalanche

An avalanche on Monday hit an Indian patrol in the world’s highest militarised zone in the Himalayas, killing four soldiers and two porters, an army spokesman said.