Protesters issue 7-day ultimatum for JU VC’s removal

Teachers and students of Jahangirnagar University who have been continuing their demonstrations pressing removal of their vice-chancellor Farzana Islam on Wednesday issued a seven-day

Anti-graft drives to continue: PM

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the drives against all sorts of corruption including bribery would continue until all tiers of the state and society were freed of such crimes.

Khaleda’s fingers, toes deformed, needs treatment abroad: family

Family members of jailed Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia after meeting her at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University on Wednesday said her fingers and toes become

One killed in AL infighting over tender in Rajshahi

A Juba League leader was killed and four others sustained injuries in a factional clash of ruling Awami League in Rajshahi city on Wednesday over controlling tender distribution at Rajshahi

Trump impeachment hearings will echo through the ages

The gravity and drama of the first televised impeachment hearings into Donald Trump's presidency on Wednesday will imprint themselves on history and reverberate far from Washington.

Democrats' 2020 uncertainty has heavyweights thinking about a run

Three Democratic heavyweights this week have dangled the possibility of a 2020 White House run, a reflection of the extraordinarily unsettled nature ...

Hong Kong university under 'siege' from police as violence spreads CNN Digital Expansion 2017.

Hong Kong woke to a third consecutive day of travel chaos and debris littering the streets Wednesday, following fiery clashes across the city overnight and a prolonged and violent standoff at

Indian state Maharashtra placed under direct rule

India's financial capital was plunged into political uncertainty Tuesday after the president imposed direct rule on wealthy Maharashtra state after weeks of deadlock over who would form its

16 killed, dozens injured as train rams into another

At least 16 passengers, including three toddlers, were killed and more than 70 passengers injured as an intercity train hit another at Mandabhag Railway Crossing under Kasba upazila in

Make staff well prepared to check train accidents: PM

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday stressed the need for making the railway staff better prepared and alert to prevent train accidents, particularly during winter.