Russia yesterday said it intended a full-bore assault to carve out a sizeable slice of Ukraine, as the UN documented the killing of dozens of civilians in one town.

At least nine people, including a woman, died in separate road accidents in Habiganj, Noakhali, Laxmipur and Faridpur in the last two days.

After over two years of pause, Dhaka and Washington engaged in a series of dialogues early April when the two countries celebrated half a century of diplomatic relationship -- both promising to deepen the bond in the next 50 years.

Family members of Rabiul Islam, who was beaten to death allegedly by  police personnel in Lalmonirhat on April 14, are hesitant to file any  case against the suspects as they fear reprisals.

The World Health Organization said yesterday it “strongly recommended” Pfizer’s Covid-19 antiviral pill Paxlovid for patients with milder forms of the disease who were still at a high risk of hospitalisation.

Astronomers have detected a previously unknown type of stellar explosion called a micronova involving thermonuclear blasts at the polar regions of a type of burned-out star called a white dwarf after it has siphoned material from a companion star.

Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday claimed the “liberation” of the flattened city of Mariupol after nearly two months of fighting, but signalled he would forgo a final bloody offensive against beleaguered Ukrainian defenders there.

Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday proposed a “global security initiative” that upholds the principle of “indivisible security”, a concept also endorsed by Russia, although he gave no details of how it would be implemented.

Seventeen people have been killed in suspected jihadist attacks in northern Nigeria, where a more than decade-long Islamist insurgency has claimed tens of thousands of lives, sources said yesterday.

Crown Princess Mary of Denmark will make a three-day visit to Bangladesh beginning April 25 as the two countries seek to deepen cooperation on climate change, especially regarding renewable energy, and blue economy.

Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit has found evidence of money laundering by e-commerce platforms -- Boom Boom Ltd, Qcoom Ltd, and Sirajganj Shop.

A man was killed in an attack by his two neighbours over a trivial matter in Bagerhat’s Rampal upazila on Wednesday night.

A bKash trader was hacked to death by unidentified criminals in Lalmonirhat’s Kaliganj upazila on Wednesday night.

Evaly CEO Mohammad Rassel was granted bail by several Dhaka courts yesterday in nine cases filed over the embezzlement of customers’ money.

A man died in a Laxmipur hospital on Wednesday night, hours after he was arrested by police in a cheque forgery case.

As most crop protection levees are on the verge of collapse due to flash floods, haor farmers in the north-eastern districts are harvesting ripe and half-ripe Boro paddy with combine harvesters.

Rapid Action Battalion yesterday said it tried to find BNP leader Ilias Ali and is still helping his family in this regard.

The world is facing a “human catastrophe” from soaring food prices following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, warned the president of the World Bank, David Malpass.

 A man was killed in what the Rab claimed was a gunfight with the law enforcers in Manikganj early yesterday.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said a group of political parties joined hands with the BNP-Jamaat alliance to try to oust her government and return the country to an era of darkness again.