Kenya's high court on Friday upheld a law banning gay sex, keeping same sex relations punishable by 14 years in jail in the East African nation and drawing strong criticism from the United Nations and

Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, is returning to power by an astonishing margin — defying expectations, leaving the political opposition gutted and securing nearly two-thirds of the lower chamber

Defending champions Australia rode on Steve Smith's century to beat England by 12 runs in a closely-fought World Cup warm-up match in Southampton on Saturday. Source of shared Link

Any lesser mortal in Bangladesh might have been censured for being absent for the team's World Cup photo shoot but such is the stature Shakib Al Hasan enjoys that the board merely regretted his no-show

Prime Minister Theresa May said on Friday she would step down on June 7, succumbing to calls in her governing Conservative Party to make way for a new leader to try to break an impasse over Britain’s departure

A mobile court has fined sellers of readymade garment and other products at a shopping mall in Chattogram Tk 100,000 for charging Eid-ul-Fitr shoppers at will. Source of shared Link

BGB foils Rohingya pushback attempt by BSF Source of shared Link

A large business delegation of the Chinese Manufacturers Association of Hong Kong is in Bangladesh to explore potential investment scopes. Source of shared Link

Bangladesh is observing with ‘deep concern’ repeated acts of directing ballistic missiles by the Houthi rebels at Saudi Arabian sites and installations, the foreign ministry says. Source of shared Link

Advance Eid train ticket sale begins Source of shared Link

The National Board of Revenue, or NBR, has raised the regulatory duty on rice imports to 25 percent from 3 percent while keeping the customs duty unchanged at 25 percent, in keeping with the government’s

Canadian Parliamentary Secretary for International Development Kamal Khera has announced new initiatives to support Rohingya refugees as she capped a visit to Bangladesh. Source of shared Link

The Nicaraguan government said on Monday it had begun the process of freeing another 100 political prisoners after threats from the opposition it could abandon talks aimed at ending a political crisis

An international trade fair in North Korea this week may be the largest such event on record, analysts said on Tuesday, with hundreds of Chinese and other foreign vendors taking part despite sanctions

Threats of conflict between the United States and Iran have highlighted the places and ways their forces, proxies or allies could clash. Source of shared Link

The 'deprived' leaders of Bangladesh Chhatra League have suspended their sit-in protest over alleged attacks on them and left the site of Raju Sculpture after the senior leaders of the Awami League listened

The Swedish prosecutor heading an investigation into a rape allegation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange filed a request with a local court on Monday for him to be detained in absentia. Source of

Fast bowlers Wahab Riaz and Mohammad Amir have been drafted in to Pakistan's final 15-man squad for the World Cup along with middle-order batsman Asif Ali, the country's cricket board (PCB) said on Monday.

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May said she will present a Source of shared Link

Swiss voters agreed on Sunday to adopt tighter gun controls in line with changes to European Union rules, heading off a clash with Brussels, projections for Swiss broadcaster SRF showed. Source of shared