Power generation witnesses a record high as much as 12,412MW gave people relief from the heat wave that is sweeping over parts of Bangladesh after rains triggered by cyclone ‘Fani’. As there is no shortage in power generation, the Power Development Board (PDB) has streamlined the power distribution system to bring down the power cuts to almost zero level across ...

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has rejected the call for breaking up his company, saying the size of Facebook is actually a benefit to its users and the security of the democratic process. In an interview with French broadcaster France 2, Zuckerberg dismissed the claim made by his long-time friend and Facebook Co-founder Chris Hughes that it is time to break ...

A former journalist who worked for the Afghan parliament was shot and killed in Kabul on Saturday, an official said, in the latest brazen attack to rock Afghanistan’s capital. Mena Mangal was well known in Kabul circles for her work presenting shows on several television networks, before she left journalism to become a cultural advisor to parliament. According to interior ...

Three gunmen who stormed a five-star hotel in the restive Pakistani province of Balochistan, killing at least one guard, have been shot dead by security forces, officials say. The attack and subsequent siege, which targeted the Zaver Pearl-Continental Hotel in the strategic port city of Gwadar, lasted several hours. A hotel spokesman said there were no guests and few staff ...

Photo: Flames from a petrol bomb thrown toward a police line blocking protesters taking part in an anti-government rally in Tirana, Saturday, May 11, 2019. Protesters demand the Socialist government to resign and call an early parliamentary election. Albania, May 12 : Thousands of supporters of the Albania’s center-right opposition protested in Tirana Saturday, calling for the left-wing government to ...

Photo: Thousands of Polish nationalists march to the U.S. Embassy, in Warsaw, Poland, Saturday, May 11, 2019. Poland, May 12 : Thousands of Polish nationalists marched to the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw Saturday, protesting that the U.S. is putting pressure on Poland to compensate Jews whose families lost property during the Holocaust. The protest took place amid a dramatic rise ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah: The UK based Campaign for the Protection of Religious Minorities in Bangladesh (CPRMB) submitted a memorandum to Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on 10 May during her stay in London. In the letter they mention of Advocate Polash Kumar Ray, a committed Awami League activist and a son of a Freedom Fighter who died in an arson ...

After a bruising campaign that saw Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and Arvind Kejriwal taking each other on, electioneering came to an end in Delhi on Friday. On Sunday, 1.4 crore Delhiites are expected to vote for seven Lok Sabha members, reports Times of India. The campaigning had its usual high and lows, but touched the dregs with the ...

Prime Minister Theresa May could set a date for her resignation in the coming days, the chairman of the Conservative backbench 1922 Committee has said. The PM said she will step down when her Brexit deal is ratified by Parliament – but some MPs want a fixed date. Sir Graham Brady said he expects a “clear understanding” of that timetable ...

At least 65 migrants have died after their boat capsized in the Mediterranean off the coast of Tunisia, the UN refugee agency says. Sixteen people were rescued, UNHCR said in a statement. Survivors say the boat left Zuwara in Libya on Thursday and ran into trouble during strong waves.About 164 people died on the route between Libya and Europe in ...