Spain's prime minister, whose minority government has struggled to pass a budget since taking office in June, said in an interview published yesterday that he intends to stay in power until the current parliamentary term ends in 2020.

A SpaceX rocket carrying a US military navigation satellite blasted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral yesterday, marking the space transportation company's first national security space mission for the United States.

The death toll from a double car-bomb attack near the presidential palace in Somalia rose to 20 yesterday, police said.

Abdul Latif Siddiqui, independent candidate in Tangail-4, has quit the race.

French President Emmanuel Macron yesterday criticised US President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw American forces from Syria, saying "an ally must be reliable".

Schools in southern China are using chip-powered "smart" school uniforms to track their students in a bid to tackle truancy and boost attendance, according to state media.

The death toll from Wednesday's fire in Narayanganj rose to four yesterday, after two more people succumbed to their burns at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.

Canada has encouraged all involved in the electoral process to work together in fostering a peaceful campaign environment, enabling the people of Bangladesh to participate safely in free, fair, inclusive and credible elections.

Migration overseas for jobs has declined by around 27 percent this year from the scenario last year, according to a research.

In August the government relaxed until December 31 the requirement of experience for getting licences to drive medium and heavy

The Awami League yesterday briefed foreign diplomats stationed in Dhaka on the latest political issues including the election and law and order situation of the country.

The officer-in-charge of Kolaroa Police Station in Satkhira, who allegedly violated electoral code of conduct by seeking vote for Awami League, is withdrawn and attached to district police lines.

Noted citizens yesterday called upon the Election Commission to play a neutral and transparent role to make sure that the administration involved in the electoral process discharges its duties neutrally.

The BNP yesterday urged voters to guard the polling stations until the vote counting ends on December 30.

Jahirul Islam Khan is the vice president of Keshabpur union Jubo League.

Twelve of the 13 protesters killed when police opened fire on a demonstration against Vedanta's copper smelter in southern India in May were hit by bullets in the head or chest, and half of those were shot from behind, autopsy reports show.

Iran executed a trader known as the "Sultan of Bitumen" yesterday over charges of fraud and large-scale smuggling of the oil product, the judiciary's news agency Mizan online reported.

Ottawa and Washington on Friday stepped up pressure on Beijing, calling for the immediate release of two Canadians detained in apparent retaliation for the arrest in Vancouver of a top Chinese tech executive on a US warrant.

A construction worker was killed and another severely injured after a crane fell on them in Rooppur nuclear power plant project area of Pabna's Ishwardi on Friday evening.

A police OC in Satkhira has been withdrawn for allegedly seeking vote for the Awami League's electoral symbol “Boat”.Although the role of mass media is very crucial in national elections, the mainstream media in Bangladesh are failing to play their part, speakers said at a seminar yesterday.