Australian breaks fastest sea-to-summit Everest record
An Australian climber has made the fastest “sea-to-summit” ascent of Mount Everest, his expedition organisersaid Friday, reaching the top in 50 days after he set...


An Australian climber has made the fastest “sea-to-summit” ascent of Mount Everest, his expedition organisersaid Friday, reaching the top in 50 days after he set...
The government’s proposal to revive a legal protection scheme for repatriated laundered funds, with incentives to channel the money into priority sectors such as productive...
China’s top diplomat Wang Yi will visit Canada next week, seeking to build “a new type of strategic partnership”, Beijing said Friday. Wang will visit...
The Election Commission (EC) is set to introduce significant reforms to local government elections, including a ban on campaign posters, the removal of party symbols,...
Hundreds of Greenlanders gathered outside a new American consulate in the capital Nuuk on Friday to protest against Donald Trump’s ambition for greater influence over...
Chattogram police have arrested a man, identified as Monir Hossain, 35, on charges of attempting to rape a four-year-old girl in the Abu Jafar Road,...
Italy, France, Britain and Germany urged Israel on Friday to stop expanding its settlements in the West Bank, condemning settler violence and warning construction companies...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), Bangladesh’s principal anti-graft body, has been without its top leadership for over two and a half months, effectively paralysing its core...
More than two decades have passed since the decision was taken to construct the Padma Bridge at Mawa, yet the story behind that choice remains...
Two Indian climbers have died on Mount Everest during a record-breaking period of ascents via Nepal’s southernroute, as experts warn of overcrowding on the world’s...
Abdul Hannan Mollah, father of eight-year-old Ramisa, expressed confidence that justice will be served in his daughter’s murder case, following assurances from the Prime Minister....
The brutal rape and murder of seven-year-old Ramisa Akter in Dhaka’s Pallabi has shaken the conscience of the nation and ignited protests across the country....