An ancient tomb thought to belong to Rome’s founder Romulus was all set to be presented to the world yesterday, bringing to a head months of investigation by history sleuths.

Bangladesh will look to revive their fortunes in Test cricket when they take on Zimbabwe in the one-off Test at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.

Three people, including two suspected robbers, were killed in two “gunfights” with law enforcers in Cumilla and Narayanganj early yesterday.

Family members of Yasmin Begum, who died in the custody of Gazipur police on early Wednesday, yesterday demanded a judicial probe into the death saying they have no faith in the police investigation.

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The state must be held accountable for the deaths in the disastrous fire in Chawkbazar’s Churihatta last year, eminent citizens yesterday said at an event to commemorate one year of the tragedy.

A man was stabbed to death and his brother injured allegedly by rival groups over a previous feud in Bogura Sadar upazila yesterday, police said.

Iraqi prime minister-designate Mohammad Allawi called Wednesday for parliament to hold a confidence vote on his government early next week.

An outbreak of Lassa in Nigeria has killed 103 people this year, health authorities said, as the first confirmed case was reported in the economic hub Lagos.

Four alleged criminals, including two robbers, were killed in “gunfights” with police in Dinajpur, Pabna, and Chapainawabganj early yesterday.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday stressed the need for paying special attention to further spread Bangla literature and culture in the world.

A fugitive Malaysian financier wanted over a massive graft scandal has been spotted in the city at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak, police said, although it was unclear if he had left before Chinese authorities imposed a lockdown.

China yesterday touted a big drop in new virus infections as proof its epidemic control efforts are working, but the toll grew abroad with deaths in Japan and South Korea.

A schoolgirl, who took poison on Monday allegedly after being raped, died at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital on Wednesday night.

The world is failing to protect children from the health dangers posed by climate change and poor diet, a landmark UN report said yesterday, warning that every child is under “immediate threat”.

Myanmar is set to be placed on a watchlist by a global finance watchdog this week, amid concerns of money-laundering by transnational drug traffickers and weak regulation of its financial system, two sources familiar with deliberations said.

Two suspected robbers were killed in a “gunfight” between two dacoit groups at Borunatoil village in Sadar upazila of Magura early yesterday.

SpaceX announced a new partnership Tuesday to send four tourists deeper into orbit than any private citizen before them, in a mission that could take place by 2022 and easily cost more than $100 million.

The United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF) claimed that one of their activists was shot dead by unidentified criminals at Banduk Bhanga union in Sadar upazila of Rangamati yesterday.

State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury yesterday said the government would take up a project to relocate religious and educational establishments built within the boundaries of the rivers in and around the capital.