Several of the peoples of the Chittagong Hill Tracts are famous for weaving. The production of traditional cloth and woven goods,

A delegation from the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is set to visit the Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar for four days from today.

Iran yesterday reopened the last two border posts with Iraqi Kurdistan that it closed in response to an independence vote rejected by Baghdad and neighbouring countries, officials said.

A former army lieutenant bludgeoned six people to death with an iron rod yesterday in a killing spree that sparked panic in a northern Indian city.

German police have filed a complaint against a prominent member of Germany's far-right AfD party over a tweet on New Year's Eve which they say violated anti-incitement laws.

A snappy grey suit donned by North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un's for his New Year's address has got analysts wondering whether the reclusive regime is deploying a new wardrobe as part of a diplomatic makeover for 2018.

Indian Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman yesterday gave the go-ahead to two major proposals for procurement of precision-guided bombs from Russia and surface-to-air missiles from Israel with the deals together worth Rs 1,714 crore.

Turkey yesterday said it was "concerned" by days-long protests that have engulfed neighbouring Iran, warning against any escalation in the unrest.

Five children born at one birth, known as quintuplets, are set to begin their education together at Korpara Modo Government Primary School in Gopalganj Sadar's Korpara Union.

An activist of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal was killed in a factional clash during a procession marking the 39th founding anniversary of the pro-BNP student body in Sylhet city yesterday.

When teachers and students across the country celebrated the textbook festival yesterday, a section of teachers was observing a hunger strike unto death in the capital, demanding their inclusion in the government's Monthly Pay Order (MPO) facilities.

Three people including a former municipal councillor were killed in separate “gunfights” with law enforceers in Habiganj, Netrakona and Feni early yesterday.

Ten people were killed overnight in the worst violence yet seen in Iran's protests, local media reported yesterday, as President Hassan Rouhani played down the unrest and vowed those breaking the law would be dealt with.

Around 13 million people living in northeastern India's largest state have been left off a controversial draft list of citizens released

Two journalists were sued under Section 57 of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act in Narayanganj on Sunday.

Bulgaria, the European Union's poorest member state, yesterday took over the bloc's six-month revolving presidency with the ongoing migrant crisis and Brexit among the top items on its agenda.

Former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee is expected to pay his first private visit to Bangladesh on January 14 to attend a literary conference and to address programmes of two private universities in Dhaka.

Five of six people killed when a seaplane crashed during a 20- minute joy ride in Sydney on New Year's Eve were British nationals, including an 11-year-old girl, authorities said.

Counter Terrorism Unit of Chittagong Metropolitan Police early today arrested two “Neo JMB” operatives at Madarbari in the port city.

Nearly 200 people were injured during traditionally raucous New Year celebrations in the Philippines despite President Rodrigo Duterte's order limiting the use of firecrackers, the health minister said yesterday.