Venezuela demands Colombia return 3 military deserters

Venezuela's foreign minister has demanded that Colombia return three military officers who have sought political asylum in the neighboring country.

Carter Page: Reports on Trump campaign, Russia are 'false narratives'

A former adviser to Donald Trump's campaign referred to reports that Russia tried to influence the US election as possibly "a political stunt" on Saturday in remarks largely dismissive of questions about the issue.

Overseas job market Sending unskilled workers yields bad return

The huge number of workers leaving Bangladesh for overseas job does not match with the remittance they send as most of them are unskilled and thus fall far behind the skilled workers sent by other countries.

Heavy rainfall disrupts city life

Heavy rainfall in Dhaka and elsewhere across the country disrupted normal life on Saturday as commuters suffered immensely with city streets going under water.

Next general election without BNP wouldn’t be easy: Fakhrul

Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said that holding the next general election keeping the party outside would not be ‘so easy’.

Police raid on Jhenaidah ‘extremist den’ ends

The police declared the end of a raid on a suspected extremists’ den at a Jhenaidah village Saturday afternoon, 21 hours after it began.

Mother fishes release eggs in Halda after a year

Mother fishes released eggs in the River Halda, the country’s one of the natural sweet water breeding ground of carps, on early Saturday after a gap of one season.

Sources: Russia tried to use Trump advisers to infiltrate campaign

The FBI gathered intelligence last summer that suggests Russian operatives tried to use Trump advisers, including Carter Page, to infiltrate the Trump campaign, according to US officials.

Paris shooting casts shadow over final day of French election campaign

A deadly attack on a police bus in the heart of Paris has dramatically changed the course of the French presidential election campaign.

North Korean ships dock in Chinese port despite coal embargo

The docking of six North Korean ships at a port in northern China has raised questions over a Chinese ban on coal imports from the nuclear-armed state.