Nine people, including three children, died in two districts after being struck by lightning yesterday.

A Dhaka-bound domestic flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines yesterday made an emergency landing at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport due to technical glitch in its main landing gear.

The World Trade Organization yesterday concluded a landmark bundle of deals covering fishing subsidies, food insecurity, and Covid-19 vaccines following hectic round-the-clock talks.

Europe sent a powerful symbol of solidarity with Ukraine yesterday, when Brussels backed Kyiv’s bid for EU candidate status, even as Russia shelled frontline Ukrainian cities and cut back gas supplies to the West.

Three Palestinians were killed and 12 others were wounded yesterday during an Israeli army raid in Jenin, a stronghold of armed Palestinian factions in the occupied West Bank.

Britain yesterday approved a US government request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face trial over the publication of secret military files, prompting outrage from his supporters.

The Detective Branch of police has arrested two more men over the murders of Awami League leader Jahidul Islam Tipu and college student Samia Afran Jamal Prity.

A labourer died at Rooppur nuclear power plant site after a heavy electric equipment fell on him on Thursday night.

A shipbreaking yard worker has died after fighting for his life for five days after being hit by a steel wire.

The Detective Branch of Police has arrested another man in connection with the murders of Awami League leader Jahidul Islam Tipu and college student Samia Afran Jamal Prity.

The Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directory seized 1.25kg gold and nine kg shisha at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram yesterday.

The Detective Branch of police has arrested an alleged mugger for his involvement in the murder of dentist Ahmed Mahi Bulbul.

Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation has increased the fare for its passenger ships and ferry services by 20 percent effective from Sunday.

An air force official, whose motorcycle was hit by a truck near High Court in the capital on Wednesday morning, died of his injuries yesterday.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the country’s southern region would no longer be neglectedas the much-awaited Padma Bridge is set to be opened on June 25.

The Kremlin yesterday warned against new Western weapons supplies to Ukraine as leaders of Germany, France and Italy visited Kyiv in a display of solidarity with a country pleading for weapons to fend off Russia’s invasion.

As the country’s Covid-19 positivity rate yesterday stood at 5.76 percent -- the highest since February 22, Health Minister Zahid Maleque urged people to take the vaccine booster shots.

The Dhaka University authorities yesterday approved a Tk 922.48 crore budget for the 2022-23 fiscal year, setting aside only Tk 15.5 crore as research grants.

Criminals shot dead a member of the so-called Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army in Ukhiya’s Kutupalong camp on Wednesday night, said police.

Vast areas of Sunamganj, Sylhet, Kurigram and Lalmonirhat are under water as bordering rivers have swelled due to heavy rain upstream Assam and Meghalaya.