The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday arrested a businessman in connection with four separate cases filed over

Donald Trump yesterday accused North Korea of torturing a captive US student "beyond belief," spurning pleas from allies and foes in

A Jessore court yesterday sentenced eight people including the Narail Zila Parishad chairman and former municipality mayor to seven

British jeweller Graff yesterday said it has purchased the world's largest uncut diamond -- roughly the size of a tennis ball -- for $53

The UN wants the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to intensify actions to solve the Rohingya refugee crisis, in which, it says, it is ready to cooperate with the 10-member regional body.

Freedom fighter Hafizur Rahman of Tangail's Dhanbari village was gearing up for his Secondary School Certificate exams when the

Consumer rights groups, industries and politicians yesterday opposed the government's move to hike bulk power tariff for distributors as it would eventually be passed on to end-consumers.

Several gangs in Chittagong have been changing the unique identifiers of mobile phones, which law enforcers often use for tracking suspects.

Police arrested a youth for allegedly raping a seven-year-old girl in Savar's Begunbari area on Sunday night.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe yesterday called a snap election, seeking a fresh term at the helm of the world's third-largest economy as tensions with nearby North Korea reach fever-pitch.

Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community, begins today with enthusiasm and much religious fervour across the country.

Searchers yesterday found 17 more bodies in mass graves in Myanmar's Rakhine state, the government said, a day after the bodies of 28 Hindu villagers were exhumed in what the army says is evidence of a massacre by Muslim Rohingya militants.

Police yesterday arrested a 20-year-old man in Wales in connection with the London Underground train bombing this month, bringing the number of people in custody to four.

The visiting US commerce secretary told China's premier yesterday that the warm reception he received in Beijing "augurs very well" for Donald Trump's upcoming visit, amid tensions over trade and North Korea.

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said yesterday it would be "shocking" irresponsibility for North Korea to carry out its threat to test a hydrogen bomb over the Pacific.

The driver of the Rural Development and Co-Operatives Division secretary was sued for the second straight day yesterday for using the wrong side of the road.

What to have for dinner? It's a question that for many is a matter of basic choice. But for those of us not blessed with a reliable income, finding a meal can be more challenging. Every day some people won't manage; some will go hungry. It is an enduring, sad reality that is

A Singaporean member of the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria has appeared in a video challenging Britain's Prince Harry to fight the jihadists, a monitoring group and authorities said yesterday.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday promised to help raise more than $1 billion in new funding for education in the developing world, calling schools vital in countering extremism.

In a rare instance, police yesterday filed cases against 57 drivers and fined them for using the wrong side of Hare Road in the capital.