Rights groups yesterday condemned Malaysia's government for a crackdown on organisers of a weekend anti-government

At least 300 people, including Beastie Boys singer Adam Horovitz, protested in New York on Sunday against what they said

Relatives of MH370 passengers will travel to Madagascar next month in hopes of re-kindling efforts to find and recover

Two Santal women yesterday filed a writ petition with the High Court seeking its directive on the government to form a judicial

Three maestros will be given Lifetime Achievement Award 2016 for their outstanding contributions to their respective fields.

Following repeated attacks on Hindus in the district's Nasirnagar upazila since October 30, police yesterday began setting up of

A massive suicide blast targeting Shias killed at least 27 people and wounded 64 as worshippers gathered at a Kabul mosque

Two Santal men, who were injured in a clash during the November 6 drive to evict them, were sent to Dhaka for better treatment on Saturday night, as they fell seriously ill after returning home from prison.

Of the 100 candidates the Bangladesh Judicial Service Commission (BJSC) recommended for recruitment as lower court judges, President Abdul Hamid has approved 79 and dropped 21.

Rafsan Hossain alias Rubel confessed before a magistrate yesterday to raping a Garo girl in the capital's Uttar Badda last month.

The first-ever district council elections will be held on December 28, announced the Election Commission yesterday.

An original drawing from the popular Tintin adventure "Explorers on the Moon" sold for a record 1.55 million euros at a Paris auction on Saturday, auction house Artcurial announced.

The Saudi Arabian Embassy in Dhaka is refusing to stamp visas for male workers as recruiting agencies are not sending at least 25 percent female workers simultaneously, alleged Baira yesterday.

Police are yet to find a government medical officer who was reportedly abducted from the capital's Dhanmondi area 37 days ago.

Bangladesh moved up a spot in the Global Peace Index (GPI) 2016. It was the 84th most peaceful nation in the world last year and this year it is 83rd.

Three suspected handmade bombs exploded in a supermarket in southern Yangon yesterday, authorities said, although no casualties were reported.

At least four second grade students were injured by falling debris on Saturday as they were attending their class in a dilapidated building of a government primary school in sadar upazila.

Pope Francis will bring to a close his "Year of Mercy" Sunday, shutting the Holy Door at Saint Peter's after a packed 12 months that has seen him raise Mother Teresa to sainthood and rehome Syrian refugees.

Two civilians were killed on Sunday when fighting broke out in a northern Myanmar town on the border with China, a region long plagued by ethnic rebel insurgencies.

Top US military and intelligence leaders are pushing President Barack Obama to fire National Security Agency chief Admiral Michael Rogers, US media reported Saturday, even as Rogers is apparently being considered for a senior position in the Trump administration.