Shab-e-Barat on May 1

The Shab-e-Barat, the night of fortune and forgiveness, will be observed in the country on May 1 as the Shaban moon was sighted in Bangladesh sky on Tuesday.

CIA Director Mike Pompeo secretly met with North Korea's Kim Jong Un

Washington (CNN)CIA Director Mike Pompeo traveled to North Korea more than two weeks ago for a secret meeting with leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang, sources confirmed to CNN.

US-China trade: 24 hours that escalated the fight

After a brief lull in the skirmishing, the trade battle between the United States and China is escalating once again.In the last 24 hours alone, the United States dealt a potentially crippling blow to a big Chinese tech company

Philippine riot police to keep tourists at bay during Boracay island cleanup

Manila, Philippines (CNN)The Philippine government will deploy dozens of riot police to ensure that tourists don't interfere with a planned six-month cleanup of its famed Boracay island, a police official said Tuesday.

Barbara Bush, Republican matriarch and former first lady, dies at 92

(CNN)Barbara Bush, the matriarch of a Republican political dynasty and a first lady who elevated the cause of literacy, died Tuesday, according to a statement from her husband's office. She was 92

NTSB: Engine in deadly Southwest jet incident missing a fan blade

Philadelphia (CNN)Passengers aboard a Dallas-bound Southwest Airlines flight Tuesday struggled to pull a woman back into the plane after she was sucked into a hole left by a shattered window, witnesses said

BNP for army deployment in Gazipur, Khulna city polls

Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Tuesday demanded deployment of army seven days before the elections to Khulna and Gazipur city corporations scheduled for May 15

Mujibnagar Day being observed

The nation is celebrating today the Mujibnagar Day, commemorating the formation of the provisional government of Bangladesh during the War for Independence in 1971.

Rajib loses his fight for survival at DMCH

Rajib Hasan, the Government Titumir College student whose life had been teetering on the edge since he was horrifically sandwiched between two moving buses on April 3

CAPITAL’S RECKLESS BUS DRIVING One victim on life support, another paralysed, 3rd in critical condition

Reckless bus driving in the capital made three victims in the 1st 11 days of this month. Ttumir College student Rajib Hossain has been on life support at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital after losing his right forearm on April 3