An alleged drug peddler was killed in a “gunfight” with police in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar early yesterday.

Vickii Lett has been a volunteer wildlife carer in New South Wales (NSW) for 32 years. While she says her work can sometimes be heartbreaking, this year she has witnessed Australia’s wildlife being wiped out on an unprecedented scale by fires that continue to rage across the country.

A man was killed yesterday when he was hit by a train while trying to cross a level crossing near Jurain Rail Gate in the capital yesterday.

An alleged robber was killed by a mob in Sundali upazila of Jashore late Saturday night.

The government doesn’t want to send Bangladeshi workers to Malaysia before a low-cost and transparent system of recruitment comes into place, Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmad said yesterday.

At least 28 people were killed and dozens injured on Saturday in an air strike on a military school in the Libyan capital Tripoli, a ministry spokesman said.

The High Court yesterday issued a rule asking the government to explain as to why directives should not be given to recruit counsellors and clinical psychologists in educational institutions across the country.

Two book shelves, two tables and a couple of chairs in a tiny tin hut may not strike a city dweller as much of a library.

Distribution of e-passports (electronic passports) is set to start from January 22 as the authorities have completed their preparation.

Every day the train to Kashmir’s remote cyber oasis Banihal is packed as people travel for hours to get online in the disputed region where internet has been cut for five months.

Mohammad Ali has finally been removed from the post of prosecutor at the International Crimes Tribunal yesterday, almost four years after he was suspended over professional misconduct.

Iraq’s prime minister attended a mourning procession in Baghdad yesterday for Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani and Iraqi paramilitary chief Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, killed in a US strike the previous day.

The US Senate’s top Republican on Friday swatted aside Democratic demands related to the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, as the warring sides failed to agree on a start date for the historic action.

Electricity supplies in Australia’s most populous state, including its largest city Sydney, were under threat on Saturday after bushfires took out two substations with authorities warning of rolling blackouts if conditions worsen.

US President Donald Trump wooed crucial evangelical voters Friday with a speech in Florida where he told them God is “on our side” ahead of this year’s elections.

Bangladesh Embassy in Baghdad has advised the Bangladeshis in Iraq to avoid travelling to troublesome areas in the country following the airstrike on an Iranian general.

At least three military police officers were ordered to play Pokemon Go in Canadian bases across the country, after players invaded the facilities in a quest to catch them all.

A Tangail court yesterday sent a Chhatra League leader to jail for allegedly raping a college student.

The number of aspirants for the mayor and councillor posts in the two upcoming Dhaka city elections has seen a sharp fall compared to 2015.

A Chinese-Russian resolution aimed at easing international sanctions on North Korea is a “timely” step in the “right direction,” China’s UN ambassador Zhang Jun said Friday.