A clash that erupted during an Israeli special forces operation in the Gaza Strip and killed eight people threatened to derail efforts to restore calm to the Palestinian enclave after months of unrest.

Two suspected robbers were killed in separate "gunfights" in Savar and Rangpur yesterday.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Sunday the US will hold accountable all those involved in the killing of a dissident Saudi journalist, in a telephone call that also took in the conflict in Yemen.

The BNP yesterday urged the diplomats stationed in Dhaka to ensure that a large number of foreign observers are sent to monitor the upcoming parliamentary polls.

The Nigerian Army has appointed a new commander to lead the fight against Boko Haram jihadists in the country's restive northeast, where attacks on military targets have spiked in recent months.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said yesterday that his government was holding talks with Pakistan over potentially offering asylum to Asia Bibi, a Christian woman recently freed from prison after her blasphemy conviction was overturned.

Police high-ups of different units have directed their field-level officers not to file political cases or arrest any political leaders and activists until further orders.

Around noon yesterday, prison vans entering the court premises rang alive with party slogans being shouted by those inside.

The Amnesty International has stripped Aung San Suu Kyi of its highest honour, the latest of several honours taken away from her since last year's brutal military crackdown on the Rohingyas.

The government yesterday honoured top 141 taxpayers, including individuals and companies, for their contribution to the development of Bangladesh's economy.

Within a year of completion, overloaded lorries and high number of vehicles plying have created ruts on the expanded Dhaka-Chattogram highway.

Stan Lee, who dreamed up Spider-Man, Iron Man, the Hulk and a cavalcade of other Marvel Comics superheroes that became mythic figures in pop culture with soaring success at the movie box office, died at the age of 95, his daughter said yesterday.

Eight-year-old Afsana along with her mother was waiting on a Dhaka court premises with a hope to catch a glimpse of her father.

The new Digital Security Act (DSA) is an attack on freedom of expression that is even more repressive than the legislation it replaced, Amnesty International said in a new briefing published yesterday.

The Jatiya Party yesterday started selling nomination forms for the upcoming 11th parliamentary election.

Bangladesh ODI captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza yesterday collected a nomination form from the Awami League to contest the upcoming general election from his home district of Narail.

A Jubo League leader received bail hours after he was picked up in connection with the deaths of two teenagers in Saturday's intraparty feud in Mohammadpur.

Poles mark a century of independence on Sunday amid tensions in the deeply polarised country over the prominent role that marginal far-right groups gained in shaping the main state parade.

Myanmar's government yesterday insisted any delays to the repatriation of Rohingya refugees would be the fault of Bangladesh, just four days ahead of the controversial planned start date.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has defended allowing Qatar to transfer millions of dollars to Hamas-run Gaza despite criticism from within his own government over the move aimed at restoring calm after months of unrest.