Violent protests by an Indian caste demanding reserved government jobs erupted in the western state of Maharashtra yesterday a day after deadly demonstrations, officials said.

Prime Minister Theresa May announced yesterday she would take personal control of Brexit negotiations with the EU, as time runs out to get a deal before Britain leaves the bloc in March.

Syrian and Russian aircraft yesterday pummelled a jihadist holdout in southern Syria bordering Jordan and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights after deadly strikes overnight, a Britain-based monitor said.

Tyres of a Thai Airways aircraft burst on landing at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) yesterday, leading to the suspension of flight operations at the airport for over two hours.

Elephants never forget a bee sting.

The Committee for the Protection of Fundamental Rights yesterday expressed deep concern, frustration and resentment over the attack on Amar Desh acting editor Mahmudur Rahman, allegedly by Chhatra League men on the court premises in Kushtia.

The UN Security Council yesterday urged the Government of Myanmar to step up its efforts to create conditions conducive to safe, voluntary and dignified return of the Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh.

Private clinics, hospitals and diagnostic centres must display the charts of their charges and fees in public view, the High Court directed yesterday.

Hundreds are missing and an unknown number feared dead after a partly built hydropower dam in southeast Laos collapsed after heavy rain and sent a wall of water surging through six villages, state media and contractors said yesterday.

Convincing voters of development has become a real challenge for Awami League mayor candidate Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran in Sylhet.

In a clear violation of electoral code of conduct, an official of the Prime Minister's Office and the newly elected mayor of Khulna took part in the campaign for Awami League's mayoral candidate AHM Khairuzzaman Liton in Rajshahi.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday met Communist Party of Bangladesh (CBP) President Mujahidul Islam Selim at the CPB office in the city.

A Dhaka court yesterday extended the bail of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia until July 31 in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case.

The Indian government yesterday clarified that people whose names are not included in the final list of citizens residing in the northeastern state of Assam will not automatically be declared foreigners.

The annual conference of the deputy commissioners (DCs) gets underway in the capital today, with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina likely to give them some directives ahead of the upcoming parliamentary polls.

Fears have mounted over wide-ranging powers granted to military units overseeing Pakistan's polling stations when the country votes tomorrow, with opposition parties and analysts warning the move could erode trust in the tense contest.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday alleged that the BNP has started playing a “blame game” after being rejected by people in city corporation elections.

French police yesterday cleared some 450 Sudanese and Eritrean migrants from a park in the western city of Nantes where they had been camping for more than a month.

US President Donald Trump said yesterday he was "very happy" with how talks were progressing with North Korea, as observers and the media highlight the lack of concrete results one month after his summit with Kim Jong Un.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked the public servants to shun the “red tape” culture and take up projects which would yield benefits for the country and its people.