22nd JS session begins, another session in October
The 22nd session of the 10th Jatiya Sangsad began Sunday and it would continue until September 20 while the next session would be convened in October.
Khaleda’s treatment decision pending consulting authorities: Home Minister
Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Sunday told leaders of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party that the government would decide on the issue of providing treatment to the jailed party chairperson Khaleda Zia after consulting the authorities concerned.
Accused of Akifa murder held in Faridpur
A team of Rapid Action Battalion-8 on Sunday arrested the bus owner of Faisal Ganjeraj Paribahan over the death of 8-month-old Akifa Khatun, who was killed when a bus belonging to the company hit her on August 28.
North Korea holds military parade without ICBMs
North Korea staged a military parade Sunday to mark the 70th anniversary of the country's founding, but held back on showcasing its intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), believed to be capable of targeting the United States.
Trump seeks to move past Stormy Daniels lawsuit, says 2016 deal was never valid
Donald Trump on Saturday sought to move past a lawsuit from adult film star Stormy Daniels that has created legal headaches for the President for much of this year, stating in a court filing that he would not seek to enforce the infamous 2016 settlement agreement between Daniels and Trump's former attorney, Michael Cohen.
US officials secretly met with Venezuelan military officers plotting a coup against Maduro
US officials met secretly with Venezuelan military officers who were plotting a coup against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, both a current and a former US official confirmed to CNN.
PM urges int’l community to force Myanmar to take back Rohingyas
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged the international community to come up with specific effective steps to force Myanmar to take back their over one million forcibly displaced nationals living in Bangladesh as per the agreements signed between the two countries.
Chomsky, Arundhati others reiterate demand for Shahidul Alam’s release
Five internationally celebrated intellectuals including American writer and philosopher Noam Chomsky and Indian writer Arundhati Roy once again urged the Bangladesh government to immediately release acclaimed photographer Shahidul Alam and drop all the cases against him.
Ruling AL finding way to flee, says Fakhrul
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday called the government a coward for filing cases in advance to get BNP leaders and activists arrested across the country during the national election likely to be held in December.
India's top court decriminalizes gay sex in landmark ruling
New Delhi (CNN)India's Supreme Court has struck down a colonial-era law criminalizing consensual gay sex, overturning more than 150 years of anti-LGBT legislation.
