Pro-government Turkish daily published gruesome new allegations that Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed by being gradually dismembered by a Saudi assassination squad, some of whom the New York Times said were tied to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Detectives are searching for the man suspected of torturing an 11-year-old domestic help in Barishal.

The Bangladesh-Saudi Arabia defence deal, to be signed during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's ongoing visit to the country, would further strengthen military ties and strategic partnership between Dhaka and Riyadh, diplomatic sources said.

Bangladesh has maintained a steady progress in tackling hunger as the country has moved two notches up to 88th spot among 119 countries in the 2018 Global Hunger Index (GHI).

Three of an eight-member family, heading home for celebrating Durja Puja, were killed when a goods-laden truck, which they were travelling on, flipped on its side after skidding off the road in Tangail's Mirzapur early yesterday.

British royals Harry and Meghan received copious baby gifts, met a koala couple and posed in front of Sydney's dazzling Opera House yesterday, on their first public outing since announcing they are to become parents.

India deployed hundreds of police yesterday in southern Kerala state where protesters have threatened to stop women from entering a Hindu temple, despite a court ruling they can pray there.

Two Myanmar fighter pilots were killed in separate crashes due to heavy fog yesterday, officials said, with the debris from one of the planes killing a young girl in her home.

A flight attendant fell out of an Air India plane while trying to close its door on Monday, the airline said, reportedly breaking her leg when she landed on the tarmac.

An alleged drug trader was killed in a “gunfight” between two groups of drug peddlers at Mangalgati village in Jashore Sadar upazila yesterday.

Mobile phone operators have started disseminating free short messages on the government's development activities and success stories, changing their previous stance on the matter.

Clad in wedding garbs and the garlands they used in their wedding ceremony 18 years ago, a couple in Kaunia upazila of Rangpur celebrated their marriage anniversary, on Monday, in an exceptional manner and for a cause – to remove domestic violence from society.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held talks with top Saudi leaders yesterday as sources told CNN that the Kingdom is preparing to acknowledge that missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi died at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey.

Facebook said it removed 13 more pages and 10 accounts linked to the Myanmar military after a New York Times (NYT) report on Monday accused the military for launching a half-decade-long campaign of hate on the social media.

An Amnesty International researcher said yesterday he was abducted and brutally beaten by men claiming to be from the Russian security service after he travelled to the North Caucasus to monitor peaceful protests.

India's junior minister for external affairs M J Akbar yesterday filed a criminal defamation case against his former journalist colleague Priya Ramani, who along with over 10 other women accused him of sexual harassment in the wake of the #MeToo movement in India.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel yesterday vowed to "win back trust" from voters after squabbling within her three-party coalition was blamed for severe election losses in the state of Bavaria.

Turkish investigators were set to search the Saudi consulate in Istanbul for the first time yesterday since journalist Jamal Khashoggi disappeared, as King Salman denied any knowledge of his fate in talks with Donald Trump.

Forget Brexit. Prince Harry and his wife Meghan announced yesterday they were expecting their first baby, sparking a media frenzy, debates over the royal name, and expressions of delight from the queen.

Bangladesh wants to make sure that the Rohingyas, who are expected to return to Myanmar in the first batch, have houses to live in and other facilities in their own villages.