Major routes adjacent to the National Parade Square in the capital will be off limits to traffic today due to parade of the armed forces at the ground marking the Victory Day.

Fifty-five-year-old MA Baki was admitted to Labaid Cardiac Hospital with cardiac problem a few days ago. He was then diagnosed with rare disease -- Coronary Total Occlusion.

President Abdul Hamid yesterday urged the doctors' community to render dedicated healthcare services to the patients particularly to the poor section of the society.

Northern winters can be cold. At 67-years-old it would be understandable if Marium Begum, from Panchgachi Santiram village in Gaibandha's Sundarganj upazila, said she really feels it: not only the cold of the winter air but from long years of struggle.

An elderly woman was killed in her apartment in the capital's Tejgaon early yesterday.

The UNHCR has said it is increasingly worried about the deterioration of the overall environment in which Rohingya refugees are living, facing a multitude of protection risks.

The government will file a petition with the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court by the end of this month seeking review of its verdict that scrapped the 16th amendment to the constitution empowering parliament to remove SC judges for incapacity or misconduct.

A solar system with as many planets as our own has been discovered with the help of Nasa's Kepler space telescope and artificial intelligence, the US

Bangladesh police arrested an alleged human trafficker and intercepted two Rohingya refugees preparing to board a boat for Malaysia, officials said yesterday.

Nato allies yesterday publicly raised concern about a Russian cruise missile system that the alliance says may break a Cold War-era pact banning such weapons, in a show of support for Washington.

Although at first glance, a pangolin may look like a reptile, it is actually a mammal.

Dutch police have clipped the wings of their airborne drone-fighting force of eagles, and fired their winged warriors deeming them too expensive and too unruly to be effective.

A person used the newly introduced toll-free national emergency helpline 999 service to stop a child marriage in Chittagong's Rangunia early yesterday.

An elderly farmer committed suicide in Hailachia village of Nali union under Ghior upazila after the money lender he borrowed money from threatened him and demanded an astronomical figure from him in compounded interest.

The sudden decision of limiting the number of cultural programmes on the DC Hill premises by the Chittagong District Administration will impede smooth cultural practices in the port city, experts and locals opined.

Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives said they were willing to open formal talks on forming a government with Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) - but her chosen partner was expected to take two more days to decide how to proceed.

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have held rare talks with Yemen's Al-Islah party, ignoring its close links with the Muslim Brotherhood as they review strategy against Shia rebels.

China yesterday accused the United States of interfering in its internal affairs and said it had lodged a complaint after US President Donald Trump signed into law an act laying the groundwork for possible US navy visits to self-ruled Taiwan.

Expressing deep anguish and concern over escalation of violence in Rakhine State and the attacks against unarmed civilians, world organisations have urged Myanmar to prioritise protection of civilians in Rakhine State and address the roots of the conflict.

The owner of a cold storage facility in Thakurgoan has resorted to a novel approach in dealing with the falling prices of potatoes.