India has been denying Bangladesh the right to the water of shared rivers, said Mashiur Rahman, economic affairs adviser to the prime minister, yesterday.

A UN assessment shows that the current conditions in northern Rakhine are “not conducive for safe, dignified and sustainable return” of forcible displaced Rohingya Muslims sheltered in Bangladesh, despite the Myanmar government citing its readiness to take them back.

Twenty people have been killed in a car crash in the US state of New York, police confirmed yesterday, with local media reporting that one of vehicles slammed into a crowd of pedestrians at a country store.

In a rapidly growing world of internet users, Bangladesh has been ranked fifth largest internet using country in Asia.

Family members of freedom fighters continue to demonstrate in Dhaka's Shahbagh intersection for the fifth consecutive day demanding the reinstatement of 30 percent quota in class-I and class-II government jobs for them.

The medical board, formed to examine BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, did not make any changes to her medication after going through her medical documents yesterday, said the authorities of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU).

Protesters demanding reinstatement of the 30 percent quota for freedom fighters' children and grandchildren in class-I and class-II government jobs yesterday called an indefinite countrywide blockade.

The BNP yesterday alleged that over 4,100 cases were lodged against around 8.6 lakh named and 2.76 lakh unnamed party men since September 1 to keep it away from the upcoming general elections.

Peru, a shining star in Latin America's culinary firmament, is battling alarming rates of malnutrition in children and pregnant women.

Polling stations in Latvia opened yesterday for a general election that could propel a populist, pro-Kremlin coalition to power as the Baltic state celebrates the centenary of its birth as an independent state.

NASA has announced the first crewed flight by a SpaceX rocket to the International Space Station (ISS) is expected to take place in June 2019.

Russia is bolstering its underwater battle capabilities in a direct challenge to US forces in the Atlantic and Mediterranean, a top US admiral warned Friday.

British street artist Banksy has stunned the art world with arguably his most audacious prank yet, self-destructing one of his best-known works moments after it fetched more than a million pounds at auction in London.

Passengers and businesses continued to suffer for a third consecutive day as Shimulia-Kathalbari ferry services across the Padma remained suspended due to poor navigability.

Officials of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab-7) are yet to identify the two suspected militants killed in a blast inside an alleged den of the banned Islamic outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) on Friday in Jorarganj area of Mirsarai upazila.

The era of mystery-cloaked numbered Swiss bank accounts has officially come to a close as Switzerland, the world's biggest centre for managing offshore wealth, began automatically sharing client data with tax authorities in dozens of other countries.

A 22-day government ban on netting, selling, and transporting hilsa started at yesterday midnight. A circular to this end has been issued recently.

Twenty-four professionals and academics from Bangladeshi diaspora have expressed grave concern over the passage of the Digital Security Bill, saying the new law is detrimental to the evolution of Bangladesh as a free, matured and modern democratic society.

Bangladesh and 20 other countries of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) have decided to collaborate with the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) to create the region's first and most comprehensive map and database to be used for tapping the sizable renewable energy potential in the area.

Russia and India's leaders yesterday announced a raft of deals worth billions of dollars including for a military defence system, as New Delhi walks a tightrope between Moscow and Washington with a wary eye on China.