The Bangladesh economy is tipped to clock in the third highest growth in the world in 2019 on the back of its robust exports, remittance and manufacturing sector, according to the International Monetary Fund’s latest report, which was a thumping endorsement of the country’s growth momentum.

A man was killed and 20 others injured in a clash between two factions of the ruling Awami League during the local ward unit’s council in Debgram village of Rajbari’s Goalanda upazila on Monday night.

A court yesterday issued arrest warrants for 23 people, including seven former managing directors of Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Limited (BCMCL), in a case filed over coal worth Tk 230 crore going missing from a mine in Dinajpur.

Indonesian police said they have arrested more than two dozen suspected militants after members of a network linked to the Islamic State (IS) group tried to assassinate a government minister.

Five suspected robbers, including four members of a robbery gang in the Sundarbans, were killed in two separate “gunfights” with law enforcers in Khulna and Habiganj early yesterday.

More than 200 vehicles especially goods-laden trucks remained stranded for the third consecutive day yesterday at Shimulia-Kathalbari terminals due to severe disruption in ferry services caused by poor navigability in a stretch of the Padma.

Judges tore up the rule book on Monday, awarding the prestigious Booker Prize for Fiction jointly to Canadian author Margaret Atwood for “The Testaments” and Anglo-Nigerian author Bernardine Evaristo for “Girl, Woman, Other”.

Thailand has unveiled eight puppies related to the pet dog of late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, as the country observed the third anniversary of the monarch’s death.

The prime minister yesterday directed the authorities concerned to release shares of the metro rail company in the stock market to ensure public ownership, said Planning Minister Abdul Mannan.

The brutal murder of five-year-old Tuhin Miah was executed by his uncle and cousin with his father’s help to implicate their rivals.

Bangladesh has handed over a new list of around 50,000 Rohingyas to the Myanmar authorities for verification and subsequently expediting repatriation efforts.

A young Rohingya man was hacked to death at Ukhiya’s Kutupalong camp in Cox’s Bazar yesterday. The dead is identified as Md Yunus, 25, of Lombashia-1 camp. The incident took place at the camp around 10:30am.

Counterterrorism officials yesterday claimed to have arrested two “Neo JMB” operatives for their alleged involvement in recent attacks on police in Gulistan and Science Lab areas in Dhaka.

The Syrian regime sent troops towards the Turkish border yesterday to contain Ankara’s deadly offensive against the Kurds, stepping in for US forces due to begin a controversial withdrawal.

Russia will take back the nuclear wastes of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant and dispose those in their country, a top government official said after the cabinet meeting yesterday.

Two people were killed and several others including two law enforcers were injured during violence in union parishad election in Bandarban yesterday.

International relations analysts want the revival of Saarc to establish South Asia as a strong regional platform that can help address challenges, including conflict, terrorism, poverty, joblessness, and climate change.

The Anti-Corruption Commission chairman should resign if he fails to discharge his responsibilities, said lawmaker Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh yesterday.

The High Court yesterday stayed until October 25 a lower court order that issued an arrest warrant for Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus in three cases, filed over sacking of three employees of Grameen Communications.

The European Union yesterday adopted a sanctions framework for Nicaragua over human rights abuses and repression in the Central American country under leftist President Daniel Ortega.