The World Bank has finally agreed to provide Bangladesh a grant to meet the basic needs of around one million Rohingyas who fled their homeland Myanmar, a high government official said.

Bangladesh may face enormous economic challenge in the coming days unless the Rohingyas are repatriated fast and the international community comes up with adequate humanitarian assistance, economists have said.

The deadline for issuing a gazette notification abolishing the quota system in government jobs was over with the demand of the students and jobseekers remaining unmet.

Prices of some kitchen essentials have begun to shoot up despite adequate production and supply.

After much anticipation and peaking excitement, the big night of the fifth season of Rupchanda-The Daily Star Super Chef, jointly organized by Bangladesh Edible Oil Limited and The Daily Star, had finally arrived yesterday.

While locals in Cox's Bazar are bearing the brunt of socio-economic and environmental damages due to the massive influx of Rohingyas, their needs are being largely overlooked, said local government representatives and officials of the district yesterday.

Public service jobseekers will march on college and university campuses across the country today to press home their demand for publication of a gazette regarding abolition or reform of quota system.

Four indigenous people, including the head of a Para in Thanchi, were reportedly abducted yesterday noon.

At least 86 pro-regime fighters were killed in Syria over the past week in battles against the Islamic State group as regime forces push to

China marked the 10th anniversary Saturday of a massive earthquake that killed tens of thousands in southwest Sichuan province and

Members of joint forces in special drive arrested Su Autish Chakma, alias Tantu Moni Chakma, a staff member of Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti central office, and Kiron Jyothi Chakma, secretary of Kutukchhari union, in the early hours Saturday, said Alamgir Kabir, Superintendent of Rangamati Police.

The haor farmers in Sunamganj have achieved a bumper production of Boro but are being badly hit by the low market price.

Malaysia's former leader Najib Razak was hit with a travel ban yesterday as speculation mounted he was about to flee the country

Basharat Ali was 15 when his legs began to falter, a condition doctors have blamed on polluted water in a Pakistani region infamous for the deformities that afflict many of its people.

South African police hunting for three men who stabbed worshippers at a mosque outside Durban said yesterday that the attackers' motive was unknown but "elements of extremism" were involved.

The Philippine Supreme Court yesterday voted to remove its top judge, whom President Rodrigo Duterte has called an "enemy" for

Seven people, including an infant, were killed when a nor'wester lashed Domar and Jaldhaka upazilas of Nilphamari on Thursday night.

Ten people were killed and at least 11 others injured in road accidents in the capital and Mymensingh yesterday.

Iran's foreign minister will embark on a diplomatic tour to try to salvage the nuclear deal amid high tensions following the US withdrawal and global fears over reports of unprecedented clashes with Israel in Syria.

Bangladesh and India have signed a framework agreement for utilisation of $500 million line of credit extended by New Delhi last year and two other memorandums of understanding for collaboration between the naval forces of the two countries.