A strengthening Hurricane Dorian appeared to have largely spared Puerto Rico, barreling past the US territory still recovering from a powerful storm two years ago.

Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov, serving a 20-year jail term in Russia, was moved to Moscow ahead of a possible prisoner swap, Russian news agencies and Ukrainian MPs said yesterday.

Women and children stuck on a charity rescue vessel in the Mediterranean will be allowed into Italy, the interior ministry said yesterday, though a ban on the ship entering Italian waters remains.

China will hold a massive military parade showcasing some of its most advanced weaponry to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the communist state, authorities announced yesterday.

The High Court yesterday directed the authorities to take necessary steps to preserve and display the portrait of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in all courtrooms across the country within the next two months.

A man and his intellectually challenged son were found dead at their home in Gazipur’s Tongi early yesterday.

Thailand says it will continue supporting Bangladesh for swift repatriation of the Rohingya refugees. Newly-appointed Thai Ambassador to Bangladesh Arunrung Phothong Humphreys conveyed this message to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday when she called on the PM at her office.

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro is willing to accept foreign aid for fighting fires devastating the Amazon rainforest, but only if the country controls the funds, his spokesman said Tuesday.

Senior Secretary to Bridges Division Khandker Anwarul Islam is going to be the next cabinet secretary, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal told reporters yesterday.

Finding no cogent grounds, a Bandarban court on Tuesday summarily dismissed a case filed under the Digital Security Act against The Daily Star correspondent in the district.

Additional Inspector General Md Shafiqul Islam has been appointed as the new commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police.

The High Court yesterday observed that a statement from Barguna SP on Minni’s involvement in her husband’s murder does not sufficiently corroborate the case docket (CD) of the investigation officer.

The BNP yesterday reiterated its call for forging national unity among the political parties and civil society members to resolve the Rohingya crisis and ensure the refugees’ repatriation to Myanmar. Placing a 10-point recommendation, the party alleged that the government had failed on the diplomatic front regarding this issue.

India’s Supreme Court said yesterday it will hear challenges in October to a government order revoking the autonomy of contested Kashmir, and it allowed an opposition politician to visit the region that has been under lockdown for weeks.

A Khulna court yesterday granted bail to the woman allegedly gang-raped by five cops in police custody and later shown arrested in a drug-related case.

A global wildlife summit has decided to regulate international trade in giraffes and a range of shark and ray species and tighten protections for elephants, otters and other endangered species.

Forces loyal to Yemen’s internationally-recognised government of President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi have recaptured Abyan province, a week after it was seized by southern separatists, officials said yesterday.

A soldier was killed in Indonesia’s Papua region yesterday during a clash with separatist protesters, officials said, with the territory gripped by unrest.

A Ukrainian court yesterday ordered the release of a journalist working for Russian state media pending a trial for “high treason”, his lawyer told AFP.

Police yesterday arrested a man in Thakurgaon Sadar upazila for allegedly abducting and raping a 13-year-old girl on Tuesday.