The United States has said there is no excuse for violence and anyone responsible for violence should be held accountable in Bangladesh.   "We have made clear that there's…

A court here on Thursday imposed travel ban on former army chief Aziz Ahmed and his wife Dilshad Nahar Kakoli over graft allegations. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Mohammad Ash…

Trial proceedings for the July-August genocide, which took place during the anti-discrimination student movement, have begun, and an arrest warrant has been issued against former Prime…

Saudi authorities publicly unveiled their new Global Harmony Initiative on Wednesday night during an official launch event in Riyadh. The aim of the initiative, announced earlier this…

Iran’s top diplomat, Abbas Araghchi, arrived Wednesday in Cairo, state media reported, the first visit by an Iranian foreign minister in almost 12 years.The last visit to Egypt…

A combative Kamala Harris pledged a clean break from Joe Biden's presidency Wednesday in a feisty interview with right-wing Fox News aimed at reaching Republican voters wary of Donald…

More than one billion people are living in acute poverty across the globe, a UN Development Program report said Thursday, with children accounting for over half of those affected.…

Fewer than 15 percent of countries have submitted plans to slow the destruction of nature ahead of a global biodiversity summit in Colombia, according to a count shared by the United…

Registrar General of the Supreme Court (SC) Aziz Ahmed Bhuiyan on Wednesday said 12 judges of the High Court (HC) Division will not get bench.  “Twelve justices of the High…

Nahid Islam, the information and broadcasting advisor to the interim government, has announced that the new administration does not recognize Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as the…

The interim government of Bangladesh is moving to establish a comprehensive 'Statistics Policy' to address longstanding concerns about inaccuracies in data published by the Bangladesh…

Anti-discrimination students’ movement on Wednesday laid seize at the High Court premises and demonstrated demanding immediate removal of the ‘fascist’ judges appointed…

Mohammad Atiqul Islam, former mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), was arrested in the capital on Wednesday. A team of Mohammadpur police arrested him from Mohakhali DOHS area in the evening, said Deputy Commissioner (media) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Talebur Rahman. The police official, however, did not disclose in which case he was arrested.

Leaders of Kashmir's biggest political party were sworn into office Wednesday to run a largely powerless government after the first local election since India stripped the disputed…