BNP does not rule out possibility of election alliance with JP

Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday said BNP did not rule out possibility of election alliance with Jatiya Party led by HM Ershad.

Many Rohingyas face acute water crisis

Many Rohingyas entering Bangladesh to flee ethnic cleansing in Myanmar continue facing acute scarcity of safe drinking water in the makeshift camps and shelters.

Hasina wants connectivity among Asian nations

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday put emphasis on increasing connectivity and cooperation among the Asian nations for the interest of the people of this region.

Gearless vessel number downsized at Ctg port

Chittagong Port Authority in an undeclared move forced the shipping companies to downsize the number of gearless (ships without cranes) vessels calling at this premier port of the country, port and shipping circles said

DNC MAYORAL BY-ELECTION EC fears legal complications

Election Commission officials said Tuesday that holding mayoral by-election in Dhaka North City faces legal complications over letting the voters of 18 new wards to cast their votes.

JAILING PHYSICIAN IN LAKSHMIPUR ADC made OSD, summoned by HC

Additional deputy commissioner of Lakshmipur Sheikh Murshidul Islam was made officer on special duty at public administration ministry on Tuesday, a day after a mobile court jailed a physician, Salauddin Sharif, for three months on the allegation of assaulting the ADC.

White House: Jerusalem embassy move a 'recognition of reality'

(CNN)President Donald Trump will recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel on Wednesday and direct the State Department to begin the process to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, senior administration officials said.

The Republican rationalization of Roy Moore is now complete

Washington (CNN)Over the last 48 hours, the Republican Party has come to grips with a stark reality: Roy Moore may well win the Alabama special election next Tuesday. That realization has triggered a series of events. President Donald Trump, always interested in associating himself with winning

Deal or no deal: How the past 24 hours have changed Brexit

London (CNN)Former British Prime Minister Harold Wilson once famously opined that a week was a long time in politics. For today's incumbent, Theresa May, the past 24 hours must have felt even longer

Russia banned from Winter Olympics but 'clean' athletes can compete

(CNN)Russia has been banned from the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea over the country's "systemic manipulation" of anti-doping rules.However, Russian athletes who can prove that they are clean will be "invited" to compete in Pyeongchang, the International Olympic Committee said on Tuesday.