EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS Highest 422 in 10 months

The country witnessed the highest extrajudicial killings of 422 people either in custody or in reported ‘gunfight’ and ‘shootout’ in the past 10 months of 2018.

Michael Cohen claims Trump made repeated racist references

Michael Cohen claimed that President Donald Trump used racist language in several private conversations with him during the time he worked as Trump's personal lawyer and "fixer."

Sunday’s JSC, JDC exams shifted to Nov 9

The examinations of the ongoing Junior School Secondary Certificate and equivalent examinations scheduled for Sunday has been shifted to November 9 due to 'unavoidable circumstances'.

PM pays tributes to Mujib, four national leaders

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday paid tributes to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and four national leaders, marking the Jail Killing Day.

Trump's racist video is part of a broader GOP midterm strategy aimed at the conservative base

President Donald Trump's new Willie Horton-style web video posted to Twitter on Wednesday night represented a new flashpoint in a culture war he is stoking ahead of next week's midterm elections. But it also came as part of a broader strategy GOP candidates are using in key House, Senate and governor's races.

Dialogue yields no solution, more talks likely

The Jatiya Oikya Front on Thursday said that its movement for seven-point demand and talks with the government would continue as its major demands remained unresolved at the talks with prime minister and Awami League president Sheikh Hasina in the evening.

EC meets president at Bangabhaban

Chief election commissioner KM Nurul Huda and other election commissioners are meeting with president Abdul Hamid ahead of the announcement of the eleventh parliamentary election schedule on Thursday.

All eyes on Ganabhaban

All eyes are on talks between prime minister and Awami League president Sheikh Hasina and new opposition alliance Jatiya Oikya Front leaders led by Dr Kamal Hossain at Ganabhaban this evening over the 11th parliamentary elections due by January 28, 2019.

Lion Air crash: Investigators detect 'pings' which could lead to flight recorders

Indonesian investigators searching for the flight recorders of crashed Lion Air flight 610 have heard transponder "pings" that could lead them to the devices, and answer questions as to why the new Boeing 737 MAX 8 went down, killing 189 people.

Country to get five more medical universities, says PM

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday promised to set up five more medical universities in five divisional headquarters if her party is re-elected in the next national election. /