One more held, another makes statement

The detective branch of police on Saturday applied to a court for permission to have a forensic examination of the CCTV footage of the dormitory where Bangladesh University of Engineering and

‘Quack’ remedy helps defaulters on loan: seminar

Speakers at a seminar on Saturday demanded appointing a commission as ‘quack remedies’ in the name of checking bad loans were only helping wilful defaulters to plunder more money from the

Trump's losses mount in stunning day of setbacks

Five federal courts dealt blows to President Donald Trump on Friday just as the limits of his legal strategy to block an impeachment inquiry became clear.

US-China trade negotiators reach preliminary agreement short of a comprehensive deal

US and Chinese negotiators reached a preliminary agreement Friday that will ease trade tensions, but it falls short of a comprehensive deal.

US migrant policy sends thousands of babies, toddlers back to Mexico

Since January, the US government has ordered 13,000 migrants under 18, including more than 400 infants, to wait with their families in Mexico for US immigration court hearings, a Reuters analysis o

Ethiopia PM Abiy wins Nobel Peace Prize

Hailed as a visionary and reformer, Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for his efforts to resolve the long-running conflict with neighbouring foe Eritrea.

BUET bans political bodies

The Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology on Friday banned all sorts of political organisation and their activities on its campus and suspended the 19 students accused of torturing

2 more arrested, 2 more on remand, Meftahul makes statement

Two more suspects in connection with the BUET student Abrar Fahad Rabbi killing inside his dormitory on October 7 were arrested in Sylhet and Bhomra land port in Satkhira on Friday.

City councillor Mizan held, cash, cheque recovered

Dhaka North City Corporation councillor and former general secretary of Mohammadpur thana Awami League, Habibur Rahman Mizan, was arrested from Sreemangal upazila of Moulvibazar on Friday.

Political parties control student bodies illegaly

Most parties including the ruling Awami League and the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party practically control their student wings in various ways in violation of law.