Only those who came to Assam from Bangladesh immediately before the commencement of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 1985, -- and are not Indian citizens -- can be referred to the foreigners tribunals, Indian home ministry said yesterday.

Top Saudi leaders deployed a 15-man hit squad to lay in wait for dissident writer and journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside Riyadh's consulate in Istanbul, The New York Times said in an explosive story.

A newborn has gone missing from Rangpur Medical College Hospital.

People faced immense sufferings yesterday as they had to wait at Paturia and Daulatdia ferry terminals for over 12 hours to get on ferries to cross the Padma.

Five men have been arrested over an alleged gang rape of a garment worker at two hotels in Kuakata.

Twi Mraoo Marma passed away in 2005 at the age of 54. He left behind his worldly possessions, along with an unfulfilled dream: ensuring the future of orphaned girls or those from disadvantaged families.

Cabinet approves draft Digital Security Act. PM orders scrutiny of the draft and other similar laws to remove any repetitions,

"Journalists who do not publish false news need not worry about the Digital Security Bill."

A fresh diplomatic row between Dhaka and Islamabad emerged following Dhaka's refusal to accept the new high commissioner of Pakistan to Bangladesh.

A High Court bench yesterday expressed dissatisfaction with the lawyers representing BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia as they did not appear before it on time for placing arguments on her appeal against the trial court verdict in the Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case.

Unidentified criminals stabbed and then strangled the sub-registrar of Kushtia Sadar upazila at his rented flat in the district town's Arupara area on Monday night.

A North Korean hacking group focused on financial gain for the rogue state has penetrated banks around the world with a series of ongoing attacks, and has tried to steal at least $1.1b over the last four years, according to a new tally by cybersecurity firm FireEye Inc.

The authorities of Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University (MBSTU) yesterday suspended five BCL leaders on the grounds of misbehaving with two teachers.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia started receiving physiotherapy for arthritis yesterday afternoon at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU).

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said yesterday that recent cancer tests came back negative, just days after sparking speculation when he revealed doctors were checking him for the disease.

Baul singer Shamsel Haque Chisti, better known as Chisti Baul, was assaulted over a song he performed at the “Development Fair” in his home district on Saturday night.

A Sri Lankan MP who called for the return of the outlawed Tamil Tiger rebel group because she said they were better at enforcing law and order than the police was arrested yesterday.

The number of Afghans killed or wounded in suicide attacks soared 46 percent in the first nine months of 2018, the United Nations said Sunday, as militants increasingly target civilians.

Dutch police were on Sunday seeking the owners of a small lion cub found abandoned in a cage in a field outside the central city of Utrecht, police and news reports said.

Embattled leader Aung San Suu Kyi yesterday vowed to increase transparency over her government's handling of the Rohingya crisis while pitching for foreign investment in Myanmar ahead of a regional summit in Tokyo.