Diplomats angry and afraid as Ukraine controversy embroils Pompeo's State Department

President Donald Trump's attempts to compel Ukraine to investigate the family of his chief political rival are deepening anger and concern inside the State Department as Secretary Mike Pompeo's

The UFO seekers flocking to a remote Thai hilltop in search of Buddhist aliens

A hilltop in central Thailand is attracting UFO seekers who believe extraterrestrials hover above a huge Buddha statue, send telepathic communiques, walk across nearby sugarcane fields and use a

Half of India couldn't access a toilet 5 years ago. Modi built 110M latrines -- but will people use them?

It was the ambitious sanitation campaign aimed at giving almost half of India's 1.3 billion population access to a toilet in just five years.

India to watch Bangladesh coast

Bangladesh will allow India to establish a coastal surveillance radar system along its coastline that according to an expert might impact the country’s existing relations with China.

Bangladesh allows India to withdraw water from Feni River

No progress on sharing of waters of Teesta, 6 other rivers - ‘Committee’ on Ganges-Padma Barrage Project in Bangladesh formed - Bay of Bengal surveillance system sought by India agreed

Padma disrupts road communications

The authorities diverted traffic on the Dhaka-Aricha Highway since Saturday as heavy currents in the Padma River hampered ferry services between Paturia and the Daulatdia ghats.

Strict security measures taken for puja celebration: Quader

Awami League general secretary and road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday said that the government has taken stringent measures emphasising the overall security during puja.

Ershad’s son Shad wins Rangpur 3 by-election

Rahgir Al Mahi Shad, son of late HM Ershad, was elected member of parliament on Saturday from Rangpur 3 constituency, defeating Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate Rita Rahman amid a

House Democrats subpoena White House for Ukraine documents, escalating impeachment probe

House Democrats on Friday issued a subpoena to the White House for documents related to Ukraine, ratcheting up the Democratic impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.

Hong Kong uses colonial-era emergency law to ban wearing masks at protests, sparking night of violence

Hong Kong's leader invoked rarely-used emergency powers to ban people from wearing face masks during public assemblies, a move that enraged thousands of protesters who marched