India yesterday held out hopes of the Teesta river water-sharing deal with Bangladesh and said not being able to reach the agreement cannot yet be termed a “failure” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi government's four-year rule as it still had one more year in office.

The cabinet yesterday approved the draft of "The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution Act, 2018", incorporating provisions of harsher punishment under the existing law.

Three activists of United People Democratic Front (UPDF) were shot dead by unidentified criminals in Korollya Charri village in the district's Baghaichari upazila yesterday morning.

Dhaka again refuted the Myanmar government's claim of “receiving” 62 Rohingya refugees, among the 700,000 who fled to Bangladesh due to a brutal military crackdown in Rakhine State.

At least two Bangladeshis, who are part of the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR), were killed and two others were injured in a road crash on Saturday evening.

US officials crossed into North Korea yesterday to hold talks on preparations for a possible summit, a U.S. newspaper reported, as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reaffirmed his commitment to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump.

A five-year-old girl died after she fell into a ring well in Bandarban's Ruma upazila Saturday evening.

The High Court yesterday fixed today for passing orders on three petitions filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia seeking bail in connection with three cases.

Although almost 20 days have passed, the government remains undecided on its reply to the Hague-based court on whether it could exercise jurisdiction to investigate the deportation of Rohingyas from Myanmar to Bangladesh.

The body of a bank official was found with his throat slit in his own home in Chittagong city's Doppul area under Bandar Police Station yesterday afternoon.

Bangladesh has a legal obligation to provide an affirmative opinion to the International Criminal Court (ICC) allowing The Hague-based tribunal to exercise jurisdiction over forced deportation of the Rohingyas -- a possible crime against humanity, says a legal expert.

The ban on harvesting Gopalbhog mangoes, to ensure natural ripening, ended on May 20. Yet, most growers in Rajshahi division, that covers the four highest mango producing districts, are sitting idle.

A proposal on two previous decisions on banning student and teacher politics at educational institutions is expected to be placed at the cabinet meeting today, said education ministry sources.

Colombia will next week formally become Nato's first Latin American "global partner," President Juan Manuel Santos announced Friday.

Turkish and US officials on Friday agreed on a "roadmap" for further cooperation to ensure the security of a Kurdish-held city which became a major headache between the Nato allies, according to a joint statement.

Brazil's government raised the stakes in its tense standoff with striking truckers Friday, ordering troops onto the streets to clear huge blockades that have left much of the country paralyzed.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday said if allegations are proved, every drug dealer, no matter how powerful they are, would be punished.

China's ruling Communist Party has ordered local governments to better regulate the construction of large outdoor religious statues amid increasing restrictions on religious expression of all kinds.

At least five terrorists were killed in a gunfight with the Indian Army on the Line of Control (LoC) after an infiltration attempt from across the de facto border with Pakistan was foiled early yesterday, officials said.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in held a surprise meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un yesterday in an effort to ensure a high-stakes summit between Kim and US President Donald Trump takes place successfully, South Korean officials said.