An alleged robber was killed in a “gunfight” with Comilla DB Police in Amtoli area near the Gumti river of Comilla Sadar around 1:30am yesterday.

The High Court yesterday stayed the January 12 recruitment tests for senior officers, officers and cash officers in three state-run banks -- Sonali, Rupali and Janata.

Rohingya rebels yesterday claimed responsibility for an ambush on Myanmar security forces that left several wounded in northern Rakhine state, the first attack in weeks in a region gutted by violence.

Mexico City's giant plaza was girdled with king cake late Friday as part of the capital's traditional Three Kings Day celebration.

The government is going to take all-out measures to prevent question leak, said Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said yesterday the country's people and security forces had put an end to unrest fomented by foreign enemies, as parliament and security officials met to discuss the boldest challenge to the clerical establishment since 2009.

Law Minister Anisul Huq has rejected the Supreme Court Bar Association's demand for setting up a separate secretariat for the judiciary.

Roadside restaurants are a common scene across Bangladesh. But it is considered a male's domain, with transport workers and travellers as the main customers.

The Shampadak Parishad (Editors' Council) has expressed serious concern over the security threat against Bhorer Kagoj Editor Shyamal Dutta and the issuance of arrest warrant against him in a defamation case.

A Bangladesh Chhatra League activist was stabbed to death allegedly by his rivals in Tilagarh Point area of Sylhet city last night.

Citing traffic congestion as a major problem of the capital, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday said no rallies or processions would be allowed anywhere in the city on weekdays.

A critically sick baby abducted by his father was found late Saturday after the hospital treating him launched an urgent appeal, informed sources said.

Bangladesh will soon emerge as a developed country as it has already secured a dignified position in the global arena through economic, commercial and social advancement, President Abdul Hamid said yesterday.

The United Nations on Friday set up a special investigation of the attack that killed 15 UN peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of

Israel on Friday released a Palestinian woman on bail after she was charged with assaulting an Israeli soldier in the occupied West Bank

Israel on Friday released a Palestinian woman on bail after she was charged with assaulting an Israeli soldier in the occupied West Bank

Stores and supermarkets in the Mexico City suburbs have been hit by a wave of looting organized on social media, authorities said

A former Philippine official charged with the murder of a prominent environmentalist has been freed after a court voided the case

The United States is examining ways to mitigate any Pakistani retaliation as it piles pressure on Islamabad to crack down on militants,

The United States and Russia clashed over Iran at the UN Security Council on Friday as a third straight day of pro-regime rallies were held following a wave of deadly protests.