DHAKA: Those in favour of staying with the UK are ahead in the vote count in Scotland's independence referendum, opening up a steady lead over the Yes campaigners. Clackmannanshire was the first region to declare results with the No campaign securing 54 percent against 46 percent for the

DHAKA: As he engaged in talks with India prime minister Narendra Modi, Chinese president Xi Jinping came in for praise from an unlikely quarter, exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, who described him as ‘open-minded’ and ‘realistic’. The Dalai Lama also said good

DHAKA: India and China have signed 12 agreements in Delhi, one of which will see China investing $20bn in India’s infrastructure over five years. At a news conference with Chinese president Xi Jinping, India’s PM Narendra Modi said ‘peace on the border’ was important for

DHAKA: An unknown person or organisation is offering US$30 million for information and evidence on those responsible for shooting down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine on July 17. The offer is being made through German fraud investigation company Wifka and has been

DHAKA: Thailand’s junta chief apologised Thursday for suggesting tourists in bikinis could be more vulnerable to attack, comments which caused an international outcry following the brutal murder of two British holidaymakers. Prayuth Chan-ocha, who is also prime minister, on Wednesday

FROM NEW DELHI: Foreign ministries of Bangladesh and India have been working to strengthen the relations between the two neighbouring countries.They are discussing on several bilateral issues including Teesta water sharing and land boundary agreements.Enamul Haque Chowdhury, Bangladesh

DHAKA: Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko is to begin a key visit to the US to seek further support to tackle what he describes as Russian aggression.Poroshenko will hold talks with US president Barack Obama before addressing a joint session of Congress.Poroshenko is flying to the

DHAKA: People in Scotland will vote later on whether the country should stay in the UK or become an independent nation.Voters will answer ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ to the referendum question, ‘Should Scotland be an independent country?’With 4,285,323 people - 97% of the electorate -

DHAKA: A healthy British volunteer has become the first person to receive a new vaccine for the Ebola virus in a trial at the University of Oxford.The testing began on Wednesday as Britain announced it would increase aid to Sierra Leone to provide 700 treatment beds over the coming

DHAKA: The US House of Representatives has approved President Barack Obama's plan to train and arm the moderate Syrian opposition taking on Islamic State.The vote passed by a large majority in the Republican-controlled House and is expected to be adopted in the Senate.The endorsement

DHAKA: Australian police have carried out major anti-terror raids triggered by a call from a senior Islamic State militant for "demonstration killings", Prime Minister Tony Abbott says.The raids, involving at least 800 heavily-armed officers, took place in Brisbane and Sydney.Fifteen

RIYADH: Two Bangladeshis were killed in a fire at Solai area in Riyadh of Saudi Arabia on Tuesday midnight.The deceased were identified as Rabiul Ilsma, 33 and Iqbal Hoosain, 32, hailed from Comilla.Confirming the matter to banglanews, second secretary of Bangladesh Embassy in Riyadh

DHAKA: Haze shrouded the Republic on Wednesday, with the three-hour Pollutant Standards Index reading 102 at 8:00pm. A PSI reading over 100 refers to unhealthy air quality, while a reading of between 50 and 100 is moderate. The National Environment Agency (NEA) said in its daily haze

DHAKA: The people of Scotland will decide on Thursday whether to end a partnership with the rest of the United Kingdom that has lasted more than 300 years. Here is a guide to Scotland as the historic vote nears. What is Scotland? Scotland, with little more than 5 million people, is one

DHAKA: China president Xi Jinping has begun his first official visit to India, with a focus on improving trade ties and resolving the decades-old dispute over border areas. China is one of India’s top trading partners and the Asian neighbours are the world’s most populous countries.

DHAKA: The militant Islamic State (IS) group has released a video warning the United States that fighters await it in Iraq if president Barack Obama sends troops there, as he and his top general said may happen. The 52-second video entitled ‘Flames of War’ shows militants blowing up

DHAKA: Almost 50 people have been killed by Syrian government air strikes in an opposition-held town. Activists say, reports the BBC. Six children were among those who died as Talbiseh, in Homs province, was bombarded for two days, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported. A

DHAKA: At least 67 South Africans were killed when a church hostel belonging to Nigerian TV evangelist TB Joshua collapsed in Lagos last week. South Africa’s president Jacob Zuma has said, reports the BBC. It is not clear how many people died overall, as the previous death toll was

DHAKA: India prime minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday morning met his mother in Gandhinagar to seek her blessings and received calls from his president Pranab Mukherjee and Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe. Modi, who turned 64, went to Gandhinagar, 23 km from Ahmedabad, alone in a normal

DHAKA: A magnitude-7.1 earthquake struck 40km northwest of the Pacific island of Guam on Wednesday.The United States Geological Survey said, reports The Straits Times.The quake struck at more than 160km deep, it said, after originally putting the magnitude at 6.9.The Pacific Tsunami