Scores injured as police, BNP activists clash
A pitched battle between police and Bangladesh Nationalist Party activists in the capital left scores, including cops, injured and a number of vehicles burnt on Wednesday, the third day of BNP’s nomination sale.
Police, BNP activists clash at Naya Paltan
A clash broke out between police and Bangladesh Nationalist Party leaders and activists in front of the party's Nayapaltan Central office in the capital on Wednesday, disrupting traffic in the areas.
Draft Brexit deal reached more than two years since divisive vote
British and European Union negotiators have agreed on a draft Brexit deal, UK Prime Minister Theresa May's office said Tuesday, more than two years after the country voted in a divisive referendum to withdraw from the bloc.
Japan's economy has a $5 trillion problem
An epic bond-buying spree by Japan's central bank means it's now sitting on assets worth more than the country's entire economy.
EC asks ROs to cancel Khaleda’s nomination if conviction not stayed
The Election Commission on Tuesday instructed the returning officers to cancel nomination papers of the jailed Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia if her convictions were not stayed.
WSJ: Boeing withheld info on model of plane involved in Indonesia crash
Boeing allegedly withheld information about the potential hazards of new flight-control features on the model of plane involved in the deadly Lion Air crash in Indonesia last month, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Oikya Front to meet EC Wednesday seeking further polls deferral
A delegation of Jatiya Oikya Front, led by Kamal Hossain, will meet the Election Commission on Wednesday, seeking deferment of the national election by a month.
Jewish group says K-Pop band BTS should apologize over Nazi-style hats
Korean boy band BTS have been criticized by a Jewish human rights group for posing in headgear featuring a Nazi-style symbol.
Polls won’t be deferred further: CEC
The chief election commissioner KM Nurul Huda on Tuesday said the EC had no more option to reschedule the polling date from December 30.
44 dead in California fires as the Camp Fire becomes the deadliest in state history
An additional 13 sets of human remains were discovered Monday in Northern California, bringing the death toll from the Camp Fire to 42, making it the deadliest wildfire in the state's history, the sheriff of Butte County said.
