European health ministers yesterday launched crisis talks on how to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, as the EU scrambles to gather protective medical supplies.

At least 27 people were killed in an attack on a political rally in Kabul yesterday, officials said, in the deadliest assault in Afghanistan since the US signed a withdrawal deal with the Taliban.

Six members of Border Guard Bangladesh were sued yesterday over opening fire during Tuesday’s clash with villagers at Gazinagar Bazar of Matiranga upazila.

Convicted yaba baron Amin Huda died at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) in the city yesterday.

Egypt on Thursday reopened Djoser’s Step Pyramid, the first pyramid ever built, after a 14-year restoration costing nearly $6.6 million.

A fight over toilet roll ended with a man being tasered, Australian police said yesterday, as coronavirus concerns drive panic buying.

The High Court yesterday sought detailed information on the steps taken by the government to contain any possible outbreak of coronavirus in the country.

At least 20 people were injured when two groups of Chittagong University’s Bangladesh Chhatra League unit clashed over establishing supremacy at AF Rahman Hall early yesterday.

International war crimes judges ruled yesterday that a probe into wartime abuses in Afghanistan must go ahead, including looking into possible atrocities committed by US forces, as they overturned a previous court ruling.

The City of London Corporation yesterday revoked an honour granted to Aung San Suu Kyi over the treatment of minority Rohinghya Muslims in Myanmar.

The Supreme Court yesterday stayed a High Court directive that asked law enforcement agencies to take immediate action against clubs, seize gaming equipment and prevent people from playing games at clubs.

Border Guard Bangladesh yesterday sued scores of people, including four deceased, in connection with Tuesday’s clash in Khagrachhari that left five people dead.

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is given a warm reception when he returned to Dhaka today after his successful visit to the Soviet Union. He is greeted with cheers and applause by a large crowd at the Airport.

Within a year of the murder of Narayanganj schoolboy Taqi, Rapid Action Battalion claimed it cracked the case, finding involvement of ex-Jatiya Party MP’s son Ajmeri Osman and his 10 associates.

A pair of black-winged stilts foraging for insects in Charal Beel area of Chapainawabganj’s Gomostapur upazila. These migratory birds, known for their

Two Turkish journalists face up to nine years in prison over a report on the funeral of a Turkish intelligence officer apparently killed in Libya, local media reported yesterday.

The Netherlands will put four people on trial next week over the downing of flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014, giving families hope of justice even if the suspects are not in the dock.

Elizabeth Warren rose in the Democratic presidential nomination race on policy strengths but in recent months her campaign slipped into political quicksand, overshadowed by two rivals: one a radical populist, the other more moderate.

Indonesia says it has detained dozens of crew from Vietnamese boats fishing illegally in waters that were the scene of a diplomatic spat with China earlier this year.

Three Russian passenger planes flying domestic routes were targeted with anonymous bomb threats while airborne, local media said yesterday.