Police yesterday picked up over 100 teenagers from the capital’s Hatirjheel area in a drive against the growing “teen-gang culture”.

While Purbachal is a fancy name of a pummelled river-bed and uprooted Sal forest, all to extend the suburb for the capital’s burgeoning population, birds do not find the place unattractive because it is mostly uninhabited, unkempt and rather quiet, at least, for the time bein

Chameli Begum fulfilled her dream of becoming a mum when she gave birth to her first child, Saimon, 28 days ago.

An alleged robber was killed in a “gunfight” in the port city’s Jalalabad area early yesterday, hours after he surrendered before police.

A high-profile government probe committee found no “logical grounds” to hold Joint Secretary Abdus Sabur Mondal responsible for the ferry delay, which led to the death of Titash Ghosh, 13, in an ambulance on its way to Dhaka.

A mother of 13-month-old child was killed in Dhaka’s Mohakhali as a recklessly-driven bus ran over her yesterday.

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday called for an early election after a flurry of parliamentary votes tore up his hardline Brexit strategy and left him without a majority.

The UN special envoy to Libya warned Wednesday that without action by the Security Council, the country’s conflict could escalate if outside patrons step up support for the warring sides.

Internal conflict among teen gangs over establishing supremacy instigated the murder of 17-year-old Mohsin Ali in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur area, said police.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday called upon the member states of Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) to build a unified sustainable blue economic belt in this region by making best use of the untapped resources of the sea.

South Africa yesterday said it had temporarily closed its diplomatic missions in Nigeria following violence against South African businesses carried out in reprisal for attacks on foreign-owned stores in Johannesburg.

Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday said Moscow was completing negotiations on a “large-scale” prisoner swap with Kiev, in what could be a step towards easing tensions between the neighbours.

A group of North Korean waitresses who “defected” to Seoul in 2016 were actually abducted by the South, a fact-finding team of international lawyers has concluded after a visit to Pyongyang.

Seven months after Huang Yu’s pet cat Garlic died, the British shorthair was given a 10th life. Born on July 21, the new Garlic was created by Chinese firm Sinogene, becoming the Beijing-based company’s first successfully copied cat.

To revive the glory days of the heritage weave, Jamdani, the National Crafts Council of Bangladesh (NCCB) and the Bengal Foundation is in discussion with the World Crafts Council (WCC) to consider the prospect of Sonargaon being recognised as a World Craft City.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said she feels very bad when people belonging to different religions undermine themselves by calling themselves “minority communities”.

A tenth grader was hacked to death in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur area around 8:00pm yesterday. The dead is Mohsin, 16, of Mohammadpur’s Chand Mia Housing Society.

The Jatiya Oikyafront, led by Dr Kamal Hossain, yesterday briefed foreign diplomats stationed in Dhaka about the country’s latest situation and current political issues, including BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s health condition and Barrister Mainul Hosein’s jailing.

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam yesterday withdrew an extradition bill that triggered months of often violent protests so the Chinese-ruled city can move forward from a “highly vulnerable and dangerous” place and find solutions.

The board of Biman Bangladesh Airlines has decided to cancel its contract with one of its official and suspended another in connection with corruption and irregularities while leasing two aircraft from EgyptAir.