House Democrats challenge Trump to end shutdown
Democrats wasted no time flexing their new power in the US House of Representatives on Thursday by approving legislation backed by new speaker Nancy Pelosi that would end a 13-day partial government shutdown, ignoring president Donald Trump's demand for $5 billion for a border wall.
BNP makes another mistake: Quader
Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday said Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s decision not to take oath was a repetition of its previous mistake.
PM, other AL MPs pay tributes to Sheikh Mujib
Prime minister and Awami League president Sheikh Hasina along with the newly-elected parliament members of her party on Friday paid rich tributes to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, founding president of Bangladesh.
AL leader Syed Ashraf dies
Public administration minister and former general secretary of the ruling Awami League Syed Ashraful Islam died on Thursday while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Bangkok, Thailand. He was 67.
Cabinet to be formed Monday
Members of the new cabinet will take their oath at Bangabhaban on Monday.
Jatiya Party to be in government
The parliamentary group of HM Ershad-led Jatiya Party on Thursday unanimously decided to be part of the government as they got votes being part of the Awami League-led alliance.
Chinese state media announces lunar rover touched down, but quickly deletes tweet
There was uncertainty on Thursday as to whether China had landed a rover on the far side of the moon after Chinese state media outlets deleted announcements posted to social media proclaiming the mission a success.
Source: Trump tells Schumer he can't accept Dems' offer because he'd 'look foolish'
President Donald Trump told a group of lawmakers he can't accept Democrats' offer to re-open the government as the two sides negotiate border wall funding because he "would look foolish if I did that," according to a person familiar with the exchange.
JOF to submit memo to EC today
Opposition alliance Jatiya Oikya Front’s spokesperson Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday sent a letter to Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda informing him that the front-nominated candidates in the 11th parliamentary polls would go to the commission for submitting a memorandum today.
Xi warns Taiwan independence is 'a dead end'
Xi Jinping called on Taiwan to reject independence and embrace "peaceful reunification" with China, in a conciliatory speech that nevertheless took a hard line on the self-governing island's political sovereignty and freedoms.
