A woman fell victim to acid attack allegedly by her ex-husband in Natore’s Baraigram upazila on Monday night.

While on tour in central Thailand, British musician Paul Barton has been mobbed by unruly audiences that tug his hair, steal his music and climb over his piano.

A filling station operator in the capital’s Jurain was set on fire early yesterday allegedly by his co-workers, who police said had poured octane on the victim.

Two Bangladeshi women -- Rina Akhter, a former sex worker, and Rima Sultana Rimu, a teacher -- have been included in BBC’s annual list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world.

A Rangpur court yesterday sent an assistant sub-inspector to jail in a narcotics case.

Primary school students will get promoted to the next classes without having to sit for final examinations while the teachers will evaluate students based on classes taken before the pandemic.

Almost three months into the disappearance of a female college student from Kushtia, her skull and bones were recovered in Chuadanga’s Damurhuda on Saturday, police said.

President-elect Joe Biden plans to nominate seasoned diplomat Antony Blinken as his secretary of state, a decision likely to signal a return to multilateralism after Donald Trump’s shunning of traditional allies, US media reported Sunday.

The Election Commission has prepared a proposal for the second phase of a project to distribute smart NID cards among all citizens aged above 10.

The National Board of Revenue yesterday asked banks and financial institutions to provide detailed information on all types of accounts and transactions of Md Monir Hossain, also known as Golden Monir, his family members and their five firms.

The Unicef is working with major global airlines and freight providers to step up efforts to deliver about 2 billion doses of Covid-19 vaccines next year to over 92 countries as soon as those become available.

No country has been spared the coronavirus epidemic, nor the scourge of domestic violence, which has surged during lockdowns as the day marking such violence approaches on Wednesday.

Myanmar authorities should immediately release imprisoned human rights defenders and end criminal proceedings against dozens of peaceful protesters and others charged in relation to recent legitimate activities, Fortify Rights and nine other human rights organisations said in a joint statement yesterday.

Hundreds of thousands of voters in Burkina Faso were unable to cast ballots in Sunday’s general election due to security threats, officials said, as the West African nation grapples with a growing jihadist insurgency.

Hundreds of Guatemalans took to the streets for a second day Sunday to demand the resignation of President Alejandro Giammattei, following the passage of a budget that has sparked outrage in the impoverished Central American nation.

Kwe Shwe Hla, chairman of Bandarban Hill District Council, has allegedly tricked around 20 Mro families into giving their jhum land in Lama upazila’s Dola Para for tourism.

The developers of a coronavirus vaccine in Britain yesterday claimed success after mass testing, as the United States announced plans to give jabs to 20 million people before the end of the year to combat surging infections.

The Anti-Corruption Commission asked the government to provide a list of its officials who own homes in “Begum Para” of Toronto, Canada.

The 11-member congressional delegation from the Agriculture Committee of the United States House of Representatives holds talks for

G20 nations yesterday pushed for ensuring equitable distribution of coronavirus vaccines worldwide and reaffirmed support for debt-laden poor countries as the pandemic led to further closures in parts of the world.