The UAE said yesterday that fighting “terrorism” was the priority in Libya, where it has backed a controversial military strongman against the UN-recognised government in Tripoli.

Bangladesh should have an effective reintegration programme for the returnee migrants to ensure their social and economic well-being, say migration and development experts.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has urged the Special Branch of Police to take steps to prevent recently removed managing director of Biman Bangladesh Airlines AM Mosaddique Ahmed and nine others from leaving the country.

Ukrainians yesterday marked five years since 48 people died in violent street battles and a fire in Odessa as the UN criticised the authorities for failing to ensure justice for the victims.

President Emmanuel Macron and Italian counterpart Sergio Mattarella yesterday kicked off commemorations to mark 500 years since Leonardo da Vinci died in France, paying their respects to the Renaissance genius in a private visit to his grave.

An alleged leader of outlawed Purba Banglar Sarbahara Party was killed in what police claimed was a gunfight between two groups of outlaws in Bogura’s Sherpur upazila on Wednesday.

A jawbone found in a cave on the Tibetan Plateau in China is providing surprising insights into Denisovans, the enigmatic extinct cousins to Neanderthals and our own species, including that they were pioneers at enduring high-altitude environments.

A man set his wife on fire following a feud in Rangpur’s Mithapukur upazila yesterday. The victim, Aynunnahar Tonni, 21, suffered burns all over her body. She was first taken to the upazila health complex and then to Rangpur Medical College Hospital.

Venezuelans heeded opposition leader Juan Guaido’s call to take to the streets on Wednesday in a bid to force President Nicolas Maduro from power, but there was little concrete sign of change in a crisis that increasingly looks like a political stalemate.

Bangladesh and the US yesterday agreed to strengthen cooperation on counterterrorism and civilian security issues, noting that security cooperation was a key component in bilateral relations between the two countries.

The EU vowed to take “appropriate measures”, including at the WTO, against the United States’ full implementation of the Helms-Burton Act yesterday, which would open the way for lawsuits in US courts over property confiscated by Cuba.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on all to defend the rights of journalists, reminding everyone that a free press is essential for peace, justice, sustainable development and human rights.

A man in Jashore’s Sadar upazila has been accused of raping six students of a government primary school in the last two months, luring them with snacks.

Road transport leaders yesterday urged the higher courts to review their recent orders asking transport companies to pay compensations to victims of road accidents.

The High Court yesterday came down heavily on Bangladesh Bank, directing it to submit a compliance report on its previous orders within 15 days, including one seeking the list of those defaulting on loans of over Tk 1 crore for more than 20 years.

President Xi Jinping yesterday urged China’s youth to be loyal to the Communist Party as he sought to whip up patriotic sentiment in a nationalist speech marking the centennial of a student protest.

The Newspaper Owners’ Association of Bangladesh (Noab) yesterday urged the government to exempt Value Added Tax on newsprint imports and reduce corporate tax to enable the newspaper industry to survive.

Malaysian authorities incinerated almost four tonnes of elephant tusks and ivory products worth about $3.2 million yesterday, as they crack down on rampant wildlife-smuggling across the country’s borders.

Efforts of the local administration and the villagers have saved the Halda river, a unique natural breeding ground for carp, from a possible disaster.

Anti-Semitic incidents in the United States remained at near-record high levels in 2018 -- including the deadliest ever attack against American Jews last October and twice as many physical assaults, according to an Anti-Defamation League report published yesterday.