Can Israel and Hezbollah be pulled back from the brink of war?

The Middle East is on the brink of a possibly devastating regional war, with hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah reaching an extremely dangerous level. Washington has engaged in intense diplomacy to persuade the protagonists to pull back from the brink. But US efforts have not paid off so far, given its

Mass movement can’t be halted by threats: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday warned that the ongoing movement cannot be suppressed by threatening to send the party's chairperson Khaleda Zia back in jail.He made this remark at the chairperson's office in Gulshan in a response to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's statement that Khaleda Zia

One-eleven will never come back to Bangladesh: Quader

Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader Monday accused BNP of trying to stage another one-eleven and advised them to come out "this nightmare." "One-eleven will never come back to Bangladesh," Quader said at a media briefing at his official residence. "Those who think that the government will fall after a few