The United States said on Thursday North Korea had demonstrated a "qualitative" improvement in its nuclear and missile capabilities after an unprecedented level of tests last year, showing the needed to sustain pressure on Pyongyang to bring it back to disarmament negotiations. U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken told a joint news conference after a meeting with his Japanese and…

The United States is warning about travel to Bangladesh and tightening restrictions on family members accompanying U.S. government officials posted in the country. The State Department says that “terrorist groups” there pose a continuing threat. It announced Thursday that only employed adult family members of U.S. government personnel can remain in Dhaka. The nation has seen a wave of…

Washington: The US Director of National Intelligence James Clapper has said Russia staged cyber attacks to try to interfere in the November 8 presidential election. A report containing declassified information on the Russian hacking operation would be released next week, Clapper said during an appearance before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday, Efe news reported. “We stand more…

Ferry services on Shimulia-Kawrakandi route in the Padma river remained suspended from early hour of Friday night due to thick fog. Chandra Shekhar, assistant manager of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) at Shimulia, said they suspended the ferry services around 3:30 am on Friday due to poor visibility caused by dense fog.  Seven ferries with a large number of vehicles and…