A dangerous choice looms for Trump on North Korea

Washington (CNN)Only President Donald Trump and his closest advisers may truly know how close the US is to war with North Korea as the administration's standoff with Pyongyang continues to escalate.

AL wants national polls next Dec: Quader

The general secretary of the ruling Awami League, Obaidul Quader, on Wednesday said that his party would like to take part in the next general election in December next year.

Autocrat Ershad was not so bad: Fakhrul

Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday claimed that ‘autocratic regime of HM Ershad’ was comparatively better than the incumbent Awami League government.

Every dist to get high-tech park: PM

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said that the government would set up a high-tech park in every district to flourish the ICT sector.

‘SAY THE WORD’ What the Rohingya struggle is really about

POPE Francis lost a historical opportunity to truly set his legacy apart from previous Popes. Alas, for him, too, political expediency trumped all else. In his visit to Burma (Myanmar) on November 27, he refrained from using the word ‘Rohingya.’

Compensation in traffic accident cases

BANGLADESH is one of the countries in the world with the highest casualties in road accidents. The country lost many of her brightest sons in such accidents while lives of common people are lost every day, and every year countless families lose their sole earner.

Why evangelicals are 'ecstatic' about Trump's Jerusalem move

(CNN)American evangelicals, especially those close to President Donald Trump, hailed his announcement on Wednesday that the United States now recognizes Jerusalem as Israel's capital. But other religious leaders, including Pope Francis and Christians living in Israel, expressed dire concerns that the move would incite unrest in the volatile region.

White House officials: Jerusalem decision hurts peace process

Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump's decision Wednesday to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital has temporarily derailed the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, two senior White House officials acknowledged after Trump's speech.

Haley: 'Open question' if US athletes can attend Olympics in South Korea

Washington (CNN)Whether US athletes will be able to attend the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea remains an "open question," US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said Wednesday night

Lindsey Vonn: I won't be representing US President at Winter Olympics

St Moritz, Switzerland (CNN)A number of US athletes have spoken out against Donald Trump during his presidency -- and skier Lindsey Vonn has become the latest to have her say.