Three garment employees were killed and at least 40 others injured when a bus ploughed into staffers getting off another bus at Korean Export Processing Zone in Anwara upazila yesterday.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Brazil's President-elect Jair Bolsonaro yesterday announced a nascent "brotherhood" between their countries that will boost economic, military and technological cooperation.

Four members of an extremist Jewish sect based in Guatemala have been arrested in New York on charges of kidnapping two children, federal prosecutors have said.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, now in jail, is not casting her vote though her party is taking part in today's polls.

Major international media outlets closely watching the national election yesterday highlighted the deployment of troops and members of other security forces, and mounting tension and concerns over transparency.

The telecom regulator shut down mobile internet around 10:50pm last night.

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As voting for the 11th parliamentary election starts this morning, voters of some remote villages in Noakhali are passing days in fear as they doubt if they will be able to vote freely.

Police picked up at least 14 polling agents of BNP candidates in three constituencies of Natore yesterday, creating fear among the party's leaders and activists on the eve of today's election.

The voters from minority communities will play a major role in the six constituencies of Khulna during tomorrow's polls as they hold a large stake in the area's vote bank.

Police recovered the slit-throat body of a two-month pregnant woman from a flat at Siddhirganj in Narayanganj yesterday.

“I am requesting all leaders and activists of the BNP and its front organisations and alliance partners not to stay at home or go to work. Also, don't sit at any tea stall or any crowded place near the streets and campaign after evening until further instruction.”

India yesterday said it would send a three-member crew in its first manned mission to the space as part of a project worth Rs 10,000 crore.

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King Salman of Saudi Arabia shook up the kingdom's Cabinet on Thursday, naming new ministers and security chiefs but keeping the levers of power firmly in the hands of his son and designated heir, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Gunmen have killed five villagers in central Nigeria's Plateau state, police said yesterday, but it was not immediately clear if the killings were linked to a long-running battle over grazing rights.

Amnesty International yesterday urged the Bangladesh authorities to look into the “ongoing violent attacks on journalists and activists” ahead of the 11th parliamentary polls.

A row between Seoul and Tokyo escalated yesterday after Japan released video it said backed up its claim that a South Korean warship had locked its weapons targeting system onto a Japanese plane.

Campaigners have voiced concern after former UN human rights chief Mary Robinson said a princess who tried to flee the United Arab Emirates was "clearly troubled".

Ten police officers were killed and three wounded in an ambush in northwestern Burkina Faso on Thursday, the west African country's security ministry said.