For the third consecutive day, students blocked Dhaka's Shahbagh intersection around 11:45 am today, protesting the High Court's decision to reinstate the quota system in government…

AHM Khairuzzaman Liton was elected as the Mayor of Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) for the first time in 2008. After serving for 5 years, he again became a mayoral candidate in the…

Senator Fatima Payman has resigned from Australia's ruling Labor Party, days after voting against it to support a motion on Palestinian statehood. Labor has strict penalties for those…

China stands ready to take Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit as an opportunity to further deepen mutual trust between the two countries, according to the envoy of  major economic…

The fate of 468 HSC examinees has become uncertain as Kachalong College campus in Rangamati’s Baghaichhari upazila was submerged due flood caused by torrential rainfall for the…

  While hearing the bail application of a man accused of dubiously converting someone to Christianity at a religious congregation, the Allahabad high court said that if such congregations…

The Hamas militant group said Wednesday it has sent new “ideas” to Qatari mediators aimed at ending the nearly nine-month Gaza war with Israel.Israel confirmed that it…

Bangladesh is in talks with China for a loan of about $5 billion to bolster the nation’s dwindling foreign-exchange reserves, the central bank governor said, drawing the South…

Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP), R R Swain, said on Monday that the ongoing conflict in the union territory over the past 30 years has resulted in the loss of 45,000…

Heavy rainfall triggered by active monsoon submerged much of two northeastern districts Sylhet and Sunamganj creating havoc for the people in rural areas as the two districts witnessed…

Major UK tabloid The Sun on Wednesday said it was "time for Labour", backing the main opposition party for election victory and calling the ruling Conservatives "exhausted" and divided after 14 years. Political leaders of all stripes have long courted the backing of the influential newspaper, which is part of Rupert Murdoch's global News Corp group and last backed Labour during Tony Blair's tenure as prime minister starting in 1997.

Embattled Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal lost his government's majority Wednesday after his key coalition partner withdrew support, triggering fresh political uncertainty…

In late May, reports emerged that tens of thousands of Rohingya have been forced to flee their homes in the townships of Buthidaung and Maungdaw, northern Rakhine State.…

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have hailed their country’s “partnership” on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation…