Inside Trump's Hanoi heartbreak: A long road to nowhere
It was meant as the sequel to rival the original -- another far-flung encounter, laced with backslapping and friendly banter alongside the world's most ruthless dictator.
Why China doesn't want to get caught in the middle of a India-Pakistan conflict
Beijing is on the verge of being sucked into an India-Pakistan crisis, amid rising tensions in the Kashmir region that borders China.
Think like a civilisation
THIS essay is a piece of dissent at a time when dissent may not be welcome. It is an attempt to look at what I call the Pulwama syndrome, after India’s bombing of terrorist camps in Pakistan.
Bangladesh tells UN it will no longer take in Myanmar refugees
Bangladesh told the UN Security Council on Thursday that it will no longer be able to take in refugees from Myanmar.
AL’s Atiqul wins mayoral by-polls largely ignored
Ruling Awami League candidate Atiqul Islam was elected Dhaka north city mayor for about one-year term in the by-elections largely ignored by city dwellers on Thursday.
City dwellers hardly take interest in polls
Most of the voters refrained from casting vote in the elections in Dhaka north and south city on Thursday as they were seen hardly to take an interest in the polls, boycotted by all opposition parties, including the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
Utilities of 21 houses snapped in old Dhaka
The taskforce against chemical warehouse in old Dhaka cut off the utilities of 21 houses on Thursday, the first day of its drive after fire at Chawk Bazar killed 69 people and left dozens injured on February 20.
PM appreciates pilots, crew of Biman exposed to hijack threat
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday appreciated the ‘courage, intelligence and prudence’ of a Biman aircraft pilots and crew members which was exposed to a hijack threat on Feb 24.
Trump, North Korea’s Kim cut short summit plans in Vietnam
US president Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un cut short their summit schedule during a second day of talks in Vietnam on Thursday, but it was not clear whether it was because of a deadlock in their nuclear negotiations.
World powers call for calm as Indo-Pak tension mounts
Indian and Pakistani troops traded fire briefly along the contested border in Kashmir on Thursday morning, a day after the two nuclear powers both downed enemy jets, with Pakistan capturing an Indian pilot.
