Illegal betting, which allegedly claimed a life when a BBA student was killed by thugs after he tried to stop the unlawful practice in his

The once hustle and bustle of the traditional handlooms at Bancharampurupazila of Brahmanbaria is now a thing of the past.

The four men, who took part in the killing mission of a recruiting agency owner in the city's Banani on Tuesday, were hired from outside the capital, investigators said yesterday.

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe yesterday appeared in public for the first time since the army took charge, as the ruling party made plans to force him to step down after more than three decades in power.

A SpiceJet plane caught fire while preparing for take-off at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in the capital yesterday morning.

Police have arrested Titu Chandra Roy to know whether he has links to the Facebook post that allegedly led to the mayhem in Thakurbari village of Rangpur, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said yesterday.

In Kangalpara village of Botlagari union in Nilphamari district, first time visitors will be surprised to see many banners hanging on

The residents of Azimpur yesterday woke up to a bizarre sight: heaps of garbage dumped in front of the gates of a community centre.

The president of judges in the European Union's rule of law mission in Kosovo has announced his resignation while warning of corruption within the deployment, in an interview with French daily Le Monde published yesterday.

Filmstar Angelina Jolie has condemned sexual violence inflicted on Rohingya women in Myanmar's Rakhine State, where a military operation has sent hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees across the border to Bangladesh.

Greece was in mourning Thursday as rescue crews tried to locate several people missing in a flood that killed 15 people near the capital, as rain continued to fall.

France is worried by Iran's "hegemonic" intentions in the Middle East, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Thursday.

Britain on Thursday denied any link between a longstanding debt of £400 million ($530 million, 450 million euros) to Iran and the fate of a British woman jailed in Tehran, after a report cited diplomats saying the money could help secure her release.

The toxic smog that has covered parts of Pakistan for weeks has exposed official torpor over rampant pollution that has killed thousands more people than have died in years of militancy.

Senior lawmakers, including a minister, in parliament expressed anger over the government's move to increase holding tax in Dhaka and Chittagong cities.

The government is likely to issue a gazette notification on the rules determining the discipline of lower court judges by December 3, Law Minister Anisul Huq said yesterday.

Human Rights Watch yesterday accused Myanmar security forces of committing widespread rape as part of a campaign of ethnic cleansing against Rohingyas in Rakhine State.

A group of 12 schoolgirls has created waves in the local community by preventing four child marriages over the last two weeks in Balipara union of Trishal upazila of Mymensingh.

President Robert Mugabe is insisting he remains Zimbabwe's only legitimate ruler and is refusing to quit after a military coup, but pressure is mounting on the 93-year-old former guerrilla to accept offers of a graceful exit, sources said yesterday.

The seventh edition of Dhaka Lit Fest was inaugurated in the capital's Bangla Academy premises yesterday with expectations of bridging the gap between Bangla and English literature.