It was truly a fight between David and Goliath in 1971. The Mukti Bahini fighters fought the war armed with a collection of old and worn out weapons against the mighty Pakistan army, supposedly one of the best armed forces of the time.

He was convicted more than four years ago for committing crimes against humanity in 1971 and he is one of the 25 most wanted Brits by the Interpol. Yet, Chowdhury Mueen Uddin is leading a luxurious life in London.

More than 40 people were killed and dozens wounded in a suicide blast targeting Shias in Kabul yesterday, officials said, with chaotic scenes at the city's hospitals as anguished families sought loved ones.

Police yesterday filed a case against poet and writer Farhad Mazhar and his wife for “giving false statement” to police and court.

Vidwan Thetakudi Harihara 'Vikku' Vinayakram and his ensemble brought the 6th Bengal Classical Music Festival to life on its third evening, with an astonishing display of Carnatic percussion.

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday night arrested a businessman in a case filed in connection with concealing information of Tk 7.6 crore in his wealth statement and amassing wealth worth Tk 17.04 crore beyond his known sources of income.

A union parishad chairman allegedly assisted in arranging a child marriage in Rajshahi on Monday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday said Moscow had made the key contribution to defeating the Islamic State group in Syria, adding its military campaign also boosted morale in the armed forces.

China will donate ballot boxes and voting booths for Cambodia's 2018 election, an official said yesterday, weeks after Western democracies pulled their support in protest over a crackdown on opposition politicians.

Japanese prosecutors reportedly charged a North Korean fishing boat captain for theft yesterday, accusing him of making off with items ranging from home appliances to solar panels.

The death toll from a fire that ravaged a shopping mall in the southern Philippines has risen to 38 after the body of a mall safety officer was discovered, the city mayor said yesterday.

Fighters from Iraq's Yazidi community, brutally targeted by the Islamic State group, executed 52 civilians in apparent revenge killings after capturing territory from the jihadists, Human Rights Watch said yesterday.

Pro-Awami League faction of the Supreme Court Bar Association yesterday protested the statements of its president and secretary over the government's move to seek review of the SC's 16th amendment verdict.

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid yesterday clarified his remarks on bribe, saying his comment, which has taken the country by storm, has been misconstrued due to "partial" publication in some newspapers and online portals.

The Anti-Corruption Commission has summoned AB Bank's immediate past chairman M Wahidul Haque and a former managing director today for interrogation over allegations of laundering Tk 165 crore to the United Arab Emirates.

Former US President Barack Obama told Britain's Prince Harry he was concerned social media was "corroding civil discourse", in what he said was his first interview since leaving the White House, aired yesterday.

A small garment factory has started production inside Narayanganj District Jail yesterday morning.

Scientists in Bangladesh have developed the country's first biotech rice variety giving farmers an answer to the difficulties they face in harvesting the staple with machines.

A magnetic performance on the santoor by living legend Pt Shiv Kumar Sharma stole the show on the second day of the Bengal Classical Music Festival at the Abahani ground yesterday.

Ukraine and Russian-backed rebels swapped hundreds of prisoners in the war-torn east of the country yesterday, one of the largest such exchanges since the outbreak of an insurgency almost four years ago.