Trump concedes to temporarily end shutdown -- without wall funding
President Donald Trump conceded Friday to mounting pressure that he reopen the federal government, agreeing to a temporary funding measure that would allow federal employees to return to work but that does not include the billions of dollars in border wall funding he's spent the past month demanding.
Why the debate around Australia Day gets more heated every year
"This used to be the greatest country on Earth, but we've lost the plot." It might just be a commercial -- Australian Lamb's annual advertisement ahead of Australia Day on January 26 -- but it's struck a nerve with a lot of Australians this year.
PM calls for national unity to fight graft
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday vowed to launch a massive anti-corruption campaign as she delivered her first nationwide address, assuming office for the third consecutive term, also seeking a greater national unity on core issues.
BNP rejects PM’s call to join parliament
Terming prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s address to the nation deceptive, BNP on Friday turned down her call for taking oath by MPs of the party to join the 11th parliament.
400 migrants from Bangladesh detained on Mexico-US border
Nearly 400 Bangladeshi migrants are currently in jails on the cross-border areas of the United States of America and Mexico after they were detained by the law enforcement agencies for attempting to enter the US illegally.
Exclusive: White House preparing draft national emergency order, has identified $7 billion for wall
The White House is preparing a draft proclamation for President Donald Trump to declare a national emergency along the southern border and has identified more than $7 billion in potential funds for his signature border wall should he go that route, according to internal documents reviewed by CNN.
'Pouring gas on fire': Russia slams Trump's stance in Venezuela
China, Turkey and Syria have joined Russia in criticizing the United States for recognizing Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as the South American country's interim president.
Drugs still aplenty despite drive across Bangladesh
Illegal drugs are still available in almost all places of the country as a huge quantity of the contraband items are being seized in countrywide anti-drug drives and suspected drug peddlers are being killed and arrested almost every day.
Cooperation needed among Asia-Pacific nations to combat natural disasters: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday put emphasis on cooperation among the Asia-Pacific nations, especially among neighbours, to combat natural calamities, describing it as very important to face damage of greater magnitude.
Khaleda isolated in courtroom
Jailed Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia was kept isolated in a makeshift courtroom at Bakhshibazar in Old Dhaka during hearing in GATCO graft case on Thursday.
