The second Faraaz Hossain Courage Award will be conferred on the winner at a programme in the city's Radisson Blu Water Garden Hotel at 5:30pm today.

The favourites to win next year's World Cup in Russia were given a fairly straightforward path to the last 16 with the coaches of Germany, Brazil, France, Argentina and Spain among those likely to feel relaxed after Friday's draw.

Nine people were killed and dozens injured yesterday when burqa-clad Taliban militants stormed a training institute in the northwestern city of Peshawar as Pakistan marked the birthday of the Prophet Mohammed (pbuh), officials said.

Donald Trump's former top advisor Michael Flynn yesterday pleaded guilty to lying over his contacts with Russia, in a dramatic escalation of the FBI's probe into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Moscow.

A priest from Natore was rescued in Sylhet yesterday, nearly five days after his “abduction” apparently for a ransom.

Seven people were killed and 19 others injured as a bus crashed into a standing truck in Betgram area of Gopalganj Sadar yesterday evening.

The world's biggest battery was officially launched in Australia yesterday, with the Elon Musk-driven project powered up early to meet peak demand amid a bout of hot weather, officials said.

The International Criminal Court will not prosecute Israel over the deadly raid on a flotilla carrying humanitarian aid toward Gaza in May 2010, it was announced Thursday.

Minutes before the beginning of yesterday's countrywide hartal called by the left-leaning parties protesting the power tariff hike, police allegedly raided the office of Communist Party of Bangladesh and picked up 11 of its leaders and activists.

Rajshahi Zoo staffers are hoping that this gharial couple, pictured recently, will have some babies next year as the critically endangered

Egyptian ex-premier Ahmed Shafiq said Wednesday the United Arab Emirates had barred him from leaving the country, which the UAE denied, only hours after an announcement he would run for president in his homeland next year.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will visit Cambodia on December 3-5 to further expand and strengthen trade relations and economic cooperation between the two countries.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina approved formation of 41 new Nari O Shishu Nirjaton Daman (Women and Children Repression Prevention) Tribunals in different districts across the country in order to quickly dispose of cases filed involving women and children.

A group of Islamic scholars will hand over a letter, containing signatures of more than 100,000 imams, against religious extremism to Pope Francis as he meets interfaith leaders at the Ramna Cathedral today.

Many justice seekers pay between Tk 200 and Tk 10 lakh bribe to different people during legal proceedings at lower courts, a Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) study has found.

A case has been filed against Ishwardi upazila unit Jubo League President Shirhan Sherif Tomal, also the son of Land Minister Shamsur Rahman Sherif, and 29 other ruling Awami League men for beating up four journalists on Wednesday.

Onion prices have come down a little but are still way too high.

The government is going to procure 3 lakh tonnes of rice in the next Aman season from domestic sources at a price higher than that of last year's.

Two people, including Rajapur upazila unit Sramik League secretary, were arrested early yesterday in connection with raping a housewife in Rajapur upazila town.

A total of 54.7 percent women living in urban areas of Bangladesh face violence, ActionAid said in a study yesterday.