The government has finally moved to prepare the master plan and design of the Payra deep-sea port by engaging Bangladesh

Four fishermen drowned as a boat capsized in the Meghna due to rough weather in Noakhali's Hatia upazila early yesterday.

The Indian government yesterday told the Supreme Court that it has intelligence inputs of links between some Rohingya Muslims and Pakistan's ISI and the terror group Islamic State, making them "a serious security threat to the country".

Sixty-five-year-old Fatema Begum lives deep into Madan upazila of Netrakona, where formal healthcare is an inconceivable luxury. So, when an itch broke out all over her body, she ignored it at first. But things got severe; she found herself scratching her skin until it swelled and began aching.

The UN has run out of options for confronting an increasingly belligerent North Korea, US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte yesterday invited the United Nations' human rights monitor to set up office in the country and

Emissions from diesel cars rigged to appear eco-friendly may be responsible for 5,000 air pollution deaths per year in Europe alone,

A woman suffered burn injuries in an acid attack carried out allegedly by a man as she refused to develop relationships with him in

Hefajat-e Islam, a Qawmi madrasa-based radical organisation, yesterday submitted memorandums to Myanmar embassy in Dhaka and office of the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Bangaldesh to stop ethnic cleansing of Rohingyas in Myanmar.

The main hall and statues of a century-old Buddhist temple in central Shanghai have been moved 30 metres (100 feet) on rails to ease

Regardless of culture or creed, around the world people commonly share a basic concern: they like to know that when they've gone

Facing an escalating nuclear threat from North Korea and the mass flight of minority Muslims from Myanmar, world leaders gather at the United Nations starting Monday to tackle these and other tough challenges -- from the spread of terrorism to a warming planet.

An arrest warrant will be issued on October 5 if BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia fails to appear before a Dhaka court on that day in a case filed over undermining the country's map and national flag.

Government efforts to bring order to relief distribution in Rohingya camp areas are largely overwhelmed by the huge number of refugees.

Bank balance of a customs department assistant commissioner has raised eyebrows at Anti Corruption Commission (ACC).

Corruption, bribery, money laundering and human rights violation continue unabated in the country, posing serious challenges to the achievement of four targets of Sustainable Development Goal-16, Transparency International Bangladesh has said.

Road communications between southwestern and northern regions remained snapped yesterday as Kushtia transport owners and

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who reached New York yesterday to attend the United Nations General Assembly, would plead for global support to cope with the ongoing Rohingya crisis, as the refugee deluge fleeing ethnic cleansing in Myanmar tops 410,000.

In a bid to promote local tourism, a village in China has built a huge QR code that can be scanned from the sky. Pictures circulating on

The Committee to Protect Journalists yesterday asked Bangladesh to immediately release two Myanmar journalists arrested by police on September 7, and drop all charges against them.