Kavanaugh denies two additional accusations to Senate Judiciary Committee

Republican investigators for the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday asked Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh about two new allegations against him, according to a transcript of a conference call released by the committee.

Trump says China is interfering in midterm elections

President Donald Trump claimed on Wednesday that China is working to interfere in November's midterm elections with the aim of damaging him politically.

PM seeks peacekeeping reform to make it more fit for purpose

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has stressed the importance of UN peacekeeping reform with adequate authorisation of peacekeepers and making them better equipped as they are facing growing unconventional threats from non-state actors.

WB for peaceful general election

Finance minister AMA Muhith on Wednesday said that the World Bank wanted the next general election to be held peacefully so that its relation with Bangladesh was not disturbed.

BNP to announce next course of action from Sept 29 rally: Fakhrul

Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday said the party’s future course of actions would be disclosed in its rally in Dhaka on September 29.

Iran can afford to play a waiting game with Donald Trump

Not long after the rest of the world had openly laughed at his boss as he addressed the United Nations General Assembly, US National Security Advisor John Bolton mustered his best Jacobean menace on Tuesday.

US-Bangla plane makes emergency landing in Chattogram

A Cox's Bazar- bound aircraft of US-Bangla Airlines with 164 passengers, including 11 children, on board made an emergency landing without nose gear at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram on Wednesday.

Donald Trump's worldview was laid bare at the UN -- and it should worry anyone who understands history

US President Donald Trump came late to the podium at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday morning. And within moments, he had the gathered world leaders laughing.

China cancels US warship visit to Hong Kong amid military sanction backlash

The Chinese government has blocked a US Navy ship from docking in Hong Kong amid a growing diplomatic feud between the two countries over strict military sanctions imposed by Washington.

Greater national unity move falters

Juktafront led by AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury and Jatiya Oikya Prakriya led by Kamal Hossain on Tuesday deferred the formation of a liaison committee as their move for a greater national unity faltered with differences surfacing.