An alleged kidnapper of a child was killed in a "gunfight" with police in Ashuganj upazila in the early hours

Executive magistrates can conduct mobile courts until the Supreme Court disposes of the appeals against the High Court verdict that had declared unconstitutional the rules under which they run the mobile courts.

European Union leaders love-bombed Britain yesterday, holding the door open for it to change its mind about ending its four-

Geologists have discovered 280-million-year-old tree fossils in what is believed to be evidence of the oldest polar

He wrapped the mini gold bars in a piece of black cloth and tied it around his pelvic region like a belt.

African oil palms have been used for producing edible palm oil for millennia. Archaeological evidence suggests the tree was imported

Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi yesterday called for the elimination of jihadist "sleeper cells" after a twin suicide bombing killed 31 people in Baghdad in the second such attack in three days.

Teachers of MPO-enlisted education institutions yesterday went on an indefinite hunger strike in front of Jatiya Press Club to press home one-point demand for nationalisation of education system.

Myanmar is building a camp to temporarily house 30,000 repatriated Rohingyas who fled violence in Rakhine, Myanmar's state media reported as the Joint Working Group held its first meeting in Naypyitaw to discuss ways of implementing a repatriation deal yesterday.

A diamond thought to be the fifth largest of gem quality ever found has been discovered in Lesotho, miner Gem Diamonds said yesterday, and could be worth as much as $40 million.

The Police Headquarters (PHQ) has postponed the recruitment of 10,000 police constables until further notice.

Visiting former Indian president Pranab Mukherjee yesterday said Bangladesh is an attractive place for investment.

The cabinet yesterday approved “Ride-sharing Service Guidelines 2017” validating the operations of app-based transport services like Uber and Pathao.

The powdered baby milk suspected of having Salmonella bacteria has been taken off retail stores across the country, said JES International, which imports the product from French company Lactalis.

Malaysia is setting up a special court to tackle rising numbers of human trafficking cases, in a move welcomed by campaigners who said it would help deliver justice to victims.

Bangladesh Chhatra League yesterday foiled a demonstration by the Dhaka University students demanding that the university cancel its affiliation with seven colleges in the capital.

Three inmates have made a daring escape from a high-security jail in eastern India using desserts laced with sedatives and bed sheets to abseil down the walls, a prison official said yesterday.

The team leader of the Red Crescent temporary hospital in Ghumdhum was withdrawn yesterday for allegedly refusing to provide

Fourteen fishermen, who claim to be Bangladeshi, have been stranded for around three months in Purba Medinipur of West Bengal, India.

Japan said yesterday that a Chinese naval submarine spotted in waters off flashpoint islands in the East China Sea was one of its new type of nuclear-powered attack vessels.