The Rapid Action Battalion yesterday inaugurated the use of Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) and a “data hub” to profile and identify law-breakers.

Consumers will have to pay Tk 7 more for per litre of edible oil as  the commerce ministry has approved refiners’ proposal to hike the price  -- a development that is going to put further strain on people’s  wallets, especially those of the fixed- and low-income group. 

The Buddhist community will celebrate their second largest religious festival -- Prabarana Purnima -- across the country tomorrow with due solemnity amid COVID19 situation.

The New York Times, in an editorial published today, stated, “What United Nations Secretary General U Thant called a “potential” threat to peace last August has become too imminent a peril to be longer ignored by the world organisation.”

The holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi is being observed today, marking the day of birth and passing away of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh), with religious festivity and fervour.

The Police Headquarters yesterday instructed its field-level officials to stay on high alert and take immediate action whenever they receive information about any attempt to sabotage the country’s stability and communal harmony.

Four-year-old Aditya Saha still waits to have lunch with his father – a tradition they have maintained since the child learned to eat on his own.

A fire that broke out at a building in Sufia Kamal Hall of the Dhaka University campus tonight has been doused.

One million jabs of Covid-19 vaccines produced by Sinovac Life Sciences Co Ltd arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital today.

A 96-year-old German woman who was caught shortly after going on the run ahead of a court hearing last month on charges of committing war crimes during World War Two appeared before a judge on Tuesday in the northern town of Itzehoe.

A towering statue of a woman's head with her index finger pressing on her lips now faces lower Manhattan along the Hudson River, inviting the chaotic metropolis to stop and listen.

The US Embassy in Dhaka issued a statement on recent communal violence in the country and expressed condolences to the families of the victims.

Chief Minister of India’s Tripura state, Biplab Kumar Deb, today expressed concern over attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh and said he felt these are part of a “conspiracy” to damage India-Bangladesh relations.

At least 16 people were killed as heavy rains pounded the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand since Sunday, triggering flash floods and landslides that buried houses and washed away bridges in several parts.

Bangladesh national football team will kick off the Mahinda Rajapaksa Trophy, a four-nation invitational tournament to be held in Sri Lanka, against Seychelles on November 8.

India captain Virat Kohli on Monday said at the toss for the warm-up match against England in Dubai that he will be batting at the number three spot.

Paris Saint-Germain head coach Mauricio Pochettino has "no doubt" Lionel Messi will continue to perform at the highest level when playing for the Ligue 1 giants.

Unvaccinated tennis stars are unlikely to get visas to play in the Australian Open, a local official warned Tuesday, throwing defending champion Novak Djokovic's participation into serious doubt.

Children of Patuakhali now has a reason to be delighted, as an amusement park for them was inaugurated in the town on October 12.

Mosquito menace has taken an alarming turn in many parts Rajbari municipality area afflicting scores of people in this late monsoon, perfect weather for mosquito breeding.