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Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday told lawmakers that he was among the 87 million or so Facebook Inc users whose data was improperly shared with political consultancy Cambridge Analytica. But the chief executive of the world’s largest...

Thousands of mourners flocked Wednesday to the heart of South Africa’s sprawling Soweto township, a centre of anti-apartheid resistance, to pay tribute to Nelson Mandela’s former wife and struggle hero Winnie Mandela. Her grandson Bambatha Mandela...

Prime Minister and Leader of the House Sheikh Hasina today announced scrapping of quota system in public service and urged students to return to their classes, reports BSS. “To stop the sufferings and troubles, the quota...

The US authorities have charged the two founders of Backpage.com, a website that carried sex ads, as well as five others employed by the firm. The accusations include facilitating prostitution and money laundering. Law officers had...

The French and US presidents held fresh talks about the alleged chemical attack on Syrian civilians in Douma and expressed a desire for a “firm response” from the international community, the Elysee Palace late Monday, as...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the government has no such plan to impose Value Added Tax (VAT) on education including private universities, reports BSS. Sheikh Hasina said this while chairing a meeting of the Executive...

Institute of Diploma Survey Engineers Bangladesh organized a human chain and media briefing in front of Dhaka Press Club on April 7th. Central leaders of IDSEB presented their rights and demands. They are hopeful that the...

The Russian and Syrian military on Monday said Israeli war planes carried out missile strikes on a Syrian air base, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump warned of a “big price to pay” following reports of...

North Korea has told the United States for the first time that it is prepared to discuss the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula when North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets President Donald Trump, a U.S....

Donald Trump will regret it if he pulls out of the nuclear deal with Iran, President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday, warning the U.S. president that Tehran’s response would be stronger than he thinks. U.S. sanctions...