An explosion claimed by militant group Islamic State ripped through a Muslim shrine in southwestern Pakistan yesterday, killing at least 43 people

President-elect Donald Trump's vague and ambiguous foreign policy positions have cast a pall of uncertainty over whether American influence will decline in Asia, or if it will remain a force to be reckoned with, analysts say.

A married couple were killed and four other members of their family injured in a road accident yesterday in Solonga area of Sirajganj.

Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden has urged people to work together to protect themselves from intrusive government surveillance as Donald Trump prepares to move into the White House.

Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (Ruet) was declared closed yesterday for seven days after a faction of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) clashed with another on the campus.

Thirteen workers died in a fire at a suspected illegal garment factory on the outskirts of the Indian capital early yesterday as they slept in the workshop.

The situation is still tense at Gaibandha's Gobindaganj upazila after Sunday's attack on the Santal community leaving two of them dead.

Pledging not to give in to any pressure and to continue with impartial journalism, the Bangla daily Prothom Alo celebrated its 18th

The government's lack of accountability and transparency or corruption is the most serious issue affecting Bangladesh right now,

A policeman was found dead at his house in the city's Pallabi area yesterday.

The United States will likely fail to meet its pledges under the landmark Paris climate pact to reduce greenhouse gas emissions,

More than nine million children have been "left behind" in China's countryside by parents who have moved to its towns and

A committee that probed the recent attacks on Hindus in Nasirnagar upazila of Brahmanbaria found lack of foresight in the

Damaging citrus greening disease, which causes the top leaves of citrus plants to turn yellow and dry out, and is a problem for

One more Santal died of injuries from Sunday's clash between indigenous people and sugarcane mill labourers along with

Rubik's Cube, a multicoloured three-dimensional puzzle, lost a trademark battle yesterday after Europe's top court said its

The High Court yesterday granted bail to Nagorik Oikya Convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna in a case filed on charges of

The battle for Iraq's second city Mosul neared the remains of ancient Nimrud yesterday, the military said, raising fears for the

Bangladesh has lost around 13 million British pounds of climate fund for adaptation projects as the country's Climate Change

Around 2.5 lakh Bangladeshis are now working in Malaysia with valid work permits, says Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, deputy prime