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Myanmar ‘too slow’ in allowing Rohingya return: UN chief

International desk, Jan 19: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday (Jan 18) criticised as "too slow" Myanmar's efforts to allow the return of Rohingya...

Top N Korean in Washington to prepare new Trump summit

International desk, Jan 18: A top North Korean general is in Washington Friday for a rare visit, during which he is expected to meet...

Monika Billen: German tourist found dead in Australian outback

International desk, Jan 17: Australian police say they have found the body of a German tourist near a bush track in the Northern Territory.Monika...

Car bomb blast near high-security compound in Kabul kills 4, dozens wounded

International desk, Jan 14: At least four people were killed and more than 50 wounded when a bomb-laden car blew up near a high-security...

Ram Rahim Singh: India guru guilty of journalist’s murder

International desk, Jan 11: An Indian guru who is already in jail for rape has been convicted for the 2002 murder of a journalist.Gurmeet...

North Korea’s Kim visits China ahead of expected Trump summit

International desk, Jan 08: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived Tuesday on an unannounced visit to Beijing for talks with President Xi Jinping,...

Rahaf al-Qunun: Thailand vows not to deport Saudi woman

International desk, Jan 07: Thailand's immigration police chief says they will not deport a Saudi woman who fled her family at the weekend, due...

Taliban seek venue change for peace talks with US

International desk, Jan 06: The Taliban will not attend planned peace talks with the United States in Saudi Arabia this month, and want to...

Xi orders armed forces to enhance combat readiness

International desk, Jan 05: President Xi Jinping Friday ordered the Chinese armed forces to enhance their combat readiness from a new starting point and...

Tourists flee Thai islands as Tropical Storm Pabuk closes in

International desk, Jan 04: Tens of thousands of tourists have fled some of Thailand's most popular islands and resort areas as Tropical Storm Pabuk...

North Korea ambassador to Italy ‘disappears’, says South

International desk, Jan 04: South Korea's spy agency has told officials that North Korea's ambassador to Italy has disappeared.The announcement follows unconfirmed reports that...

North Korea’s Kim says ready to meet Trump but warns of ‘new path’

International desk, Jan 01: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reaffirmed on Tuesday his resolve to completely denuclearize the Korean Peninsula, but warned he...
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Turkey presidential election decides if Erdogan should have five more years

Intl desk, May 28: Turks vote on Sunday in a momentous presidential run-off to decide whether or not Recep Tayyip Erdogan should remain in...

Momen hopes US visa policy to stop arson attack

Dhaka, May 27: Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Saturday hoped that the new US visa policy would stop arson attack and violence...

OIC Secretary General arrives in city

Dhaka, May 27: Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Secretary General Hissein Brahim Taha today arrived in Dhaka on a five-day visit. During the visit, the...

Independent candidate Jayeda Khatun wins Gazipur city polls

Gazipur, May 26: Independent candidate Jayeda Khatun has won the Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) polls defeating her nearest rival Awami League-nominated candidate Azmat Ullah...