Israel’s military said its air defences fired at an unmanned aerial vehicle that had crossed into its airspace from Lebanon yesterday, the second such incident in as many days.

South Africa’s already alarming number of murders and rapes kept increasing at the end of 2021, the police minister announced yesterday.

Ashwagandha (withania somnifera) is an herbal shrub, the roots and berries of which are used for medicinal properties.

Highlighting the growing friendship between Bangladesh and India, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam yesterday reiterated the unwavering commitment of the Bangladesh government to ensure peace and stability in the region and beyond.

A local Awami League leader was shot dead and four others with him were injured yesterday in Bheramara, Kushtia.

A child was burnt to death at his residence at Pagar Jhinu Market area of Gazipur’s Tongi yesterday.

The government has formulated rules to regularise the sale and consumption of alcohol, a move that narcotics control officials believe will generate revenue and make alcohol easily accessible to individuals with permission to drink.

The Daborkhali Canal in Chattogram’s Ichakhali union is at the risk of dying after Bangladesh Export Processing Zone Authority (Bepza) has filled up around a two-km stretch of the critical water body to set up an economic zone.

A late twist saw Comilla Victorians snatch the game away from Fortune Barishal’s grasp and secure a slender one-run victory to ensure their third Bangladesh Premier League title at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday. 

In response to Khwaja Nazimuddin’s declaration on January 27, 1952 that only Urdu would be the state language of Pakistan, an all-out strike was organised in all schools and colleges in Dhaka on February 4.

Mali’s army-led government yesterday asked France to withdraw its troops from the Sahel state “without delay”, calling into question Paris’ plans to pull out over several months.

A team of Rab-11 has arrested a man who they claimed was a death sentenced accused in disguise as a journalist.

Germany yesterday accused Russia of endangering Europe’s security with demands that recall the Cold War, as Western leaders arrived for a Munich Security Conference set to be dominated by the Ukraine crisis.

Our Correspondent, Moulvibazar

A man was arrested yesterday in  a case filed in connection with the killing of his wife, whose body was  found inside the Satchhari National Park in Habiganj’s Chunarughat on  Thursday.

Mexican authorities on Thursday said they intercepted more than 1,000 migrants in the last 24 hours as the government tried to curb entry of undocumented travellers seeking to make their way to the United States.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hand over the Ekushey Padak-2022 to 24 eminent persons on Sunday on the occasion of the Amar Ekushey and the International Mother Language Day.

The proposed regulation and policy for social media and streaming services will be alarming for journalism and the free flow of information, experts said yesterday.

The government has prepared the draft of the amendment to a provision of the Evidence Act that allows questioning the character of rape victims in court.

The Planning Commission has turned down a proposal for allocating Tk 2.70 crore for foreign trips of 30 officials for training on building food warehouses across the country under a project of the food ministry.