Criminals raped four women of a family while robbing a house in Karnaphuli upazila of Chittagong early Wednesday.

Police yesterday arrested three people in connection with the murder of Milgrade Gomes Milu in the capital's Tejgaon on Friday. The arrestees are Joynal, Jamir and Parvez.

A 32-year-old woman has accused a man of raping her at a hotel in the city's Banani about a month ago.

The top UN human rights official has expressed determination to see that the perpetrators of the horrors committed against the Rohingyas in Myanmar face justice.

Praising the armed forces for their involvement in development activities, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said they needed to work together with people to ensure the country's development.

Six-year-old Al Amin from remote Nurul Islam Sardar Para in Khagrachari's Matiranga upazila was used to working in his father's grocery

Police recovered the body of a marine engineer from an under-construction building in the city's Sukrabad area on Sunday night, a day after he had gone missing.

Former assistant proctor of Chittagong University Anwar Hossain Choudhury was sent to jail after he surrendered before a court yesterday in connection with murder of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) central leader Diaz Irfan Chowdhury.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday declared victory for his party in two state elections, including a closely-fought race in his stronghold of Gujarat where the charismatic leader fronted the campaign.

Forget mistletoe, Christmas is not Christmas in Italy without a slice of panettone -- and festivities kicked off in Milan on Sunday with free slices of the biggest Italian candied cake in the world.

A three-man space crew featuring American and Japanese rookie astronauts as well as an experienced Russian cosmonaut yesterday blasted off for a six-month mission at the International Space Station.

Transparency International Bangladesh yesterday called for formation of an expert committee to combat irregularities, corruption and risks in the banking sector.

Hundreds of students of Sylhet Govt Alia Madrasa yesterday vandalised an under-construction public toilet for women and people with disabilities in Chowhatta area of the city.

Thousands of Israelis marched on Saturday night for the third week running in central Tel Aviv to demand legal action against "corrupt" people in the government and their resignation.

The body of Italy's controversial king Victor Emmanuel III returned to Italy yesterday, amid a row over where the monarch who abetted dictator Benito Mussolini should be buried.

Israeli police yesterday arrested a Palestinian carrying an explosive device as he approached a military court in the occupied West Bank, security officials said.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's reported move to ban words including "fetus," "diversity" and "transgender" in budget-related documents triggered outrage, astonishment and calls for the decision to be reversed Saturday.

Former chairman of scam-hit BASIC Bank Sheikh Abdul Hye Bacchu skipped yesterday's interrogation at the Anti-Corruption Commission, saying he is sick.

Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked his US counterpart Donald Trump yesterday for the CIA's help in thwarting a plot to attack the city of Saint Petersburg, the Kremlin said.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said people would never give their mandates to anti-liberation forces, patrons of war criminals and the corrupt as those would drive the country to destruction.