2nd phase UZ polls begins

The voting of second phase elections to 116 upazila began on Monday morning.

Govt working to build a worthy future for children: PM

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday reiterated her firm commitment to give a ‘bright future’ to the children by building Bangladesh as a developed and prosperous nation that would be free from hunger, poverty and illiteracy.

New Zealand gun shop says Christchurch suspect bought weapons online, calls for gun law reforms

CHRISTCHURCH (Reuters) - The owner of a New Zealand gun store said on Monday the man charged with murder in Christchurch's mass shooting had bought firearms and ammunition online from the store, but it did not sell him the high-powered weapon used in the mosque shootings.

Steele says he used unverified information to support details about web company in dossier

A newly released snippet of a deposition with the ex-British spy behind the Trump-Russia dossier describes some of the steps he took to verify information he collected for it in 2016, including pulling from a user-generated citizen journalism initiative by CNN, iReport, which no longer

NZ mosque attacker’s profile

A one-time gym trainer from rural Australia who became steeped in neo-fascist ideology during travels in Europe, Brenton Tarrant described himself as an ‘ordinary white man’ - until he became anything but ordinary.

Vigil for independence: Viva Venezuela

VENEZUELA is on the brink of a US ‘takeover’. The dominant narrative, through western press, is of dismal failures of a ‘corrupt authoritarian regime.’ Thus, on January 10, the opposition-

NZ mosque attacker’s profile

A one-time gym trainer from rural Australia who became steeped in neo-fascist ideology during travels in Europe, Brenton Tarrant described himself as an ‘ordinary white man’ - until he became anything but ordinary.

3 Bangladeshis still missing, more deaths feared

Three Bangladeshi victims of terror attacks in two mosques at Christchurch in New Zealand were missing till Saturday afternoon as the incident left 49 people including two Bangladeshis dead and scores injured, Bangladesh authorities said.

Ex-ambassador Maroof Zaman returns after 467-day disappearance

Former ambassador M Maroof Zaman reportedly returned home early Saturday after 467 days of enforced disappearance, the family said.

PM asks DUCSU leaders to maintain peaceful atmosphere on campus

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday asked the newly-elected leaders of Dhaka University Central Students’ Union to maintain a peaceful atmosphere on the campus, saying that her government wanted to further develop the country by utilising the talents of the youth.