Leaders of some partners of the ruling Awami League-led 14-party alliance have expressed disappointment over the government's failure to check the soaring prices of daily essentials and the unrest in the banking sector.

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.

The Joint Working Group, responsible for overseeing the repatriation of the Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh, meets in Naypyitaw today amid doubts over safe return and resettlement of the Rohingyas in Rakhine.

The government will soon bring new private educational institutions under its Monthly Pay Order facility but with some conditions, said Finance Minister AMA Muhith yesterday.

Two ministers have come down heavily on the Centre for Policy Dialogue over its latest survey, saying the research organisation underestimates the government's development efforts. Finance Minister AMA Muhith yesterday said the government has done many development works that the CPD does not recognise.

In a blatant violation of the law, a man has been punished by a mobile court when he was in police custody, and the High Court has summoned the executive magistrate and the police officials involved to explain why.

Two people died when they stabbed each other over a trifling matter in Mazampur area of Kushtia town yesterday.

Ebtedai madrasa teachers, who are on a hunger strike unto death, rejected education minister's call to end their demonstration yesterday and said they would go on until the prime minister assured them of meeting their demand.

A salmonella scandal at French dairy group Lactalis has affected 83 countries, including Bangladesh, according to reports of agencies.

While the country shivers in bitter cold, the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital is witnessing a surge of burn patients.

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid yesterday told parliament that registration of an educational institution would be cancelled if any of its teachers was found involved in leaking question papers.

Canada hopes the upcoming G7 summit it is hosting will serve as a springboard for fresh ideas on key issues including climate change, the global economy and security, the lead organizer told AFP.

US President Donald Trump on Friday gave the Iran nuclear deal a final reprieve but warned European allies and Congress they had to work with him to “fix the terrible flaws” of the pact or face US withdrawal.

Even before the Islamic State group took over her home city of Mosul, Iraqi 31-year-old Nesrine never imagined she would have a job working late into the evening at a fashion boutique.

Russia yesterday said Washington would be making a grave mistake by pulling out of the Iran nuclear deal, adding that Moscow would work hard to keep the landmark agreement alive.

Three bird hunters, held with wild birds at Agdigha village in Natore Sadar upazila, were sentenced to jail on Friday evening.

Africans have reacted angrily after US President Donald Trump reportedly referred to their nations as "shithole countries", with many accusing the US president of racism and ignorance.

Two girls, including a madrasa student, were allegedly raped in Ashulia of Savar and Joypurhat Sadar upazila on Friday night.

How would a teacher feel, if the students he spent years teaching, grooming and even raising, returned one day to set his home on fire?