Only 25 people have been convicted in cases over trafficking of some 7,840 victims since Bangladesh enacted the Prevention and Suppression of Human Trafficking Act in 2012.

Italy's far right deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini has accused the European Union of attempting to "swindle" the United Kingdom out of the Brexit people voted for in the landmark 2016 referendum, The Sunday Times reported.

Embattled Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's grip on power ahead of upcoming national polls was under renewed scrutiny yesterday after disappointing by-election results.

An international flotilla seeking to challenge Israel's maritime blockade of the Gaza Strip is nearing its destination although its exact location is unknown, supporters said Saturday.

A powerful storm slammed into Japan yesterday, churning across western areas already hard hit by floods and landslides earlier this month and injuring some 20 people.

US President Donald Trump said yesterday he would allow the federal government to shut down if Democrats refuse to back his demand for a wall at the Mexican border and other major changes to immigration laws his administration wants.

Deaths due to reckless driving on Dhaka streets will continue as long as drivers enjoy a free rein on the streets, said Prof Moazzem Hossain, a former director of the Accident Research Institute (ARI) of Buet.

The High Court yesterday granted a six-month bail to Amar Desh acting editor Mahmudur Rahman in a defamation case filed against him for allegedly making derogatory remarks about Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Tulip Siddiq.

A schoolgirl was murdered allegedly after rape in Dighinala upazila of Khagrachhari on Saturday.

The government is going to set up fibre optic telecommunication system on an additional stretch of 575-kilometres remote railway track to provide better services and earn more revenue from telecom operators.

Even after bagging millions of votes and winning dozens of seats at national and provincial levels, mainstream political parties in

US President Donald Trump yesterday said he was prepared to "shut down" the government if Democrats fail to support his demand for more spending on border security, including a wall on the Mexican border.

As many as 4,152 trafficking cases have been recorded in Bangladesh since it passed the Prevention and Suppression of Human Trafficking Act (PSHTA) in 2012.

With the decrease in the activities of forest robbers and poachers in the Sundarbans, experts and the forest department officials expect a rise in the number of tigers in the world's largest mangrove forest.

Imran Khan's party said it has begun talks with independents and small parties to form a coalition government after a resounding triumph in Pakistan's general election, as rival parties planned protests over alleged vote rigging.

Pentagon chief Jim Mattis said Friday that he was considering a meeting with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, as the leaders of their countries mull possible new talks.

Thousands of people took to the streets of Baghdad and cities across southern Iraq on Friday in the latest protests against corruption, social ills and political leadership.

At least five people were killed and three others wounded in a late Friday shootout between police and criminals near the resort town of Cancun, a magnet for tourists on Mexico's Caribbean coast, local officials said.

A federal judge praised the US government Friday for reuniting 1,800 migrant children it took from their families at the Mexican border -- but demanded that the focus shift to 400 who remain in custody because their parents have been deported.

An Armenian court on Friday granted prosecutors an arrest warrant for former president Robert Kocharyan on charges of "overthrowing constitutional order" by rigging presidential polls over a decade ago in favour of his hand-picked ally.