DHAKA: More than 142 million Brazilians are voting to choose the country’s next president, following a dramatic election campaign. Early on, incumbent Dilma Rousseff had been expected to win outright. However, the death of one of the main candidates and the popularity of his

DHAKA: The US Navy says it will soon use armed, robotic patrol boats with no sailors on board to escort and defend warships moving through sensitive sea lanes. The technology, adapted from NASA’s rovers on Mars, will transform how the American navy operates and is sure to raise fresh

DHAKA: Somali government troops backed by African Union forces have captured a key stronghold of al-Shabab Islamists. The regional governor told the BBC that he was in the centre of Barawe, about 200km south of Mogadishu. The government now controls all the seaports along the coast of

DHAKA: Hong Kong’s Occupy Central pro-democracy campaign announced on its Twitter page Sunday evening that it was leaving one of the main protest sites, the shopping belt of Mong Kok, for another site, the government and business district of Admiralty.  Protestors also decided to

DHAKA: At least 18 people died after being trapped in an illegal gold mine that collapsed in Indonesia’s West Kalimantan province, a search and rescue agency official said on Sunday, as efforts continued to search for possible survivors. Small-scale and illegal mining is a flash point

DHAKA: The Pakistani Taliban declared allegiance to Islamic State and ordered militants across the region to help the Middle Eastern jihadist group in its campaign to set up a global Islamic caliphate.Islamic State, which controls swathes of land in Syria and Iraq, has been making

DHAKA: The Pakistani Taliban declared allegiance to Islamic State and ordered militants across the region to help the Middle Eastern jihadist group in its campaign to set up a global Islamic caliphate.Islamic State, which controls swathes of land in Syria and Iraq, has been making

DHAKA: Fresh scuffles erupted between pro-democracy activists occupying central parts of Hong Kong and riot police, as the protests entered their second week. Thousands of people held a rally overnight, defying the Beijing-backed authorities, although by Sunday morning many of the

DHAKA: A mass grave has been found on the outskirts the Mexican town of Iguala, where 43 students went missing on 27 September, BBC reports.  It is not clear whether the bodies found in a pit are those of the missing students, who were last seen being forced into police vans. The group

DHAKA:  The Pakistani Taliban declared allegiance to Islamic State on Saturday and ordered militants across the region to help the Middle Eastern jihadist group in its campaign to set up a global Islamic caliphate, NDTV reports.  Islamic State, which controls swathes of land in Syria

DUBAI: The holy Eid-ul-Azha, one of the two main religious festivals of Islam, was celebrated in Arab Emirates on Friday. Thousands of Bangladeshi expatriates observed the largest festival with religious zeal and fervor. The Bangladeshis kept busy themselves by enjoying the festival

DHAKA: India prime minister Narendra Modi on Monday attacked the ruling alliance in Maharashtra, urging voters to elect a stable government led by the BJP. ‘What did you get in these 15 years? Did Maharashtra progress? Did farmers benefit? Did the youth benefit? Did Dalits benefit? Did

DHAKA: Hong Kong chief executive Leung Chun Ying said on Saturday evening he was willing to do what it takes to resolve the week-long Occupy Central protests that have now drawn violence.‘The government and the police have the responsibility and determination to use whatever means

DHAKA: British prime minister David Cameron said on Saturday he would use ‘all the assets we have’ to try to find hostages being held by Islamic State (IS).Speaking in a broadcast message after the release on Friday of a video showing the decapitated body of British aid worker

DHAKA: Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world’s longest-reigning monarch, was readmitted to a Bangkok hospital late on Friday after leaving it last month.The palace said in an announcement on Saturday, reports The Straits Times.The 86-year-old king has been admitted for a

DHAKA: North and South Korea have agreed to resume formal high-level talks that had effectively been suspended since February.Reports from South Korea say, according to the BBC.The agreement came during a surprise visit to South Korea by North Korean officials for the closing ceremony of

DHAKA: Hundreds of students and staff at Harvard University received emails on Friday from a sender who threatened to come to the Ivy League school "tomorrow" and shoot them, according to campus police. The Harvard University Police Department said it could not verify that the threat was

DHAKA: At least 33 people were killed - mostly women and children - and 28 injured in a stampede in Patna after Dussehra celebrations at the landmark Gandhi Maidan on Friday evening.  29 of them have been identified so far, reports NDTV. Here are the latest developments:     The

DHAKA: Police in Hong Kong have arrested 19 people, including suspected members of triad gangs accused of attacking pro-democracy protesters. The scuffles on Friday led to the postponement of talks between the demonstrators and the government. Police denies claims that is is colluding

DHAKA: A video has been released on the internet that purports to show an ISIL fighter beheading British hostage Alan Henning, the fourth such killing carried out by the Sunni-led armed group now being targeted by US-led air strikes. The video, released on Friday, begins with a news clip