BNP standing body sits tonight

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will sit with members of standing committee, party's highest policymaking body, tonight (Saturday) to discuss the next course of action programme to press home non-party caretaker government (CG) demand.

US vows help to Bangladesh after factory disaster

WASHINGTON: Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday that the US wanted to work with Bangladesh on workers' rights and safety in the wake of the deadly factory collapse, and offered help after a killer storm.