China yesterday accused the United States of "political motivations" behind sweeping charges against Chinese telecom giant Huawei in a case that has ratcheted up tensions between the two superpowers.

The head of the UN children's fund urged Myanmar on Monday to implement the recommendations of a panel on the Rohingya crisis led by former UN head Kofi Annan, saying it had yet to create conditions right for the return of refugees from Bangladesh.

Four people were killed and three others injured as a brick-laden truck fell into a 40-foot-deep ditch in Ashulia on the outskirts of Dhaka yesterday.

A Rangpur court yesterday sentenced Snigdha Bhowmik Dipa to death for killing her husband Rathish Chandra Bhowmik, public prosecutor at the Special Judge's Court in the district.

Pakistan's Supreme Court yesterday upheld the acquittal of a Christian woman who spent years on death row after being convicted of blasphemy, dismissing a petition filed by Islamists who have called for her execution.

Ignoring the demand from most student bodies, the Dhaka University syndicate yesterday decided to set up polling stations at student dormitories for the March 11 Ducsu election.

French President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday that he will not respond to criticism by populist Italian leaders Luigi Di Maio and Matteo Salvini because their words are of "no interest".

Bahrain's Supreme Court, whose verdicts are final, yesterday upheld a life sentence for Shia opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman for spying for Gulf rival Qatar, the public prosecutor said.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday hosted a tea party at the Gono Bhaban in honour of foreign diplomats, heads of different missions and representatives of international organisations.

Chinese state-run media yesterday decried the sacking of Canada's ambassador to Beijing, who was fired after he suggested it would be "great" for Ottawa to release a detained Huawei executive.

US warned Venezuela that any threats against American diplomats or opposition leader Juan Guaido will be met with "a significant response".

Former Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi described the National Register of Citizens (NRC) a "waste paper" and said it should have been linked to voters list.

Two police officials were injured in an attack by Chhatra League men following a raid on their houses at Sherpur district's Sreebardi upazila on Sunday night.

It looked like any other email job-seekers send. The sender Rasel Ahlam attached a cover letter and a resume apparently hoping for a call for a personal interview.

Poor infrastructure, endemic corruption, insufficient power supply, and slow implementation of economic reforms were found to be impediments to Bangladesh's economic growth, said a new global report.

A Bangladeshi man was shot dead by members of the Indian Border Security Forces (BSF) in Ranishankail upazila's Jagodal area on Monday afternoon.

Though two lawmakers-elect of the Gonoforum have expressed willingness to join parliament, the party still sticks to its decision of not joining.

The High Court yesterday summoned the director general of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) and three other government officials to explain why a person named Jaha Alam, instead of the real accused, was in jail for the last three years.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Saturday said he had sought and accepted the resignation of Ottawa's ambassador to China, days after the diplomat sparked controversy with criticism of the US extradition request for a top Huawei executive.

Awami League candidate Younus Ali unofficially won the 11th parliamentary polls from Gaibandha-3 yesterday, defeating his nearest contestant Jatiya Party's (Ershad) Dilara Khandker Shilpi.