Australian soldier charged with war crimes in Afghanistan
8 April 2026, 00:21 AM
Australia
China blasts ‘colonial’ Australia, New Zealand over rights concerns
19 March 2026, 01:36 AM
Australia
MSF says 26 staff missing from South Sudan violence
3 March 2026, 01:25 AM
Africa & rest of the world
At least 38 killed in armed attack in north-west Nigeria
21 February 2026, 19:36 PM
Africa & rest of the world
Attackers kill at least 50 in Nigeria
21 February 2026, 04:12 AM
World
RSF actions in Sudan’s al-Fashir points to genocide
20 February 2026, 00:40 AM
Africa & rest of the world
UN chief renews push for ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Sudan
16 February 2026, 02:54 AM
Africa & rest of the world
21 drown in Nile boat sinking in Sudan
13 February 2026, 00:52 AM
Africa & rest of the world
Sudan RSF drone strike on school kills two children
12 February 2026, 01:35 AM
Africa & rest of the world
Ten dead after a shooting in Canadian province of British Columbia, police say
11 February 2026, 09:20 AM
World
World first 'drone-port' planned in Rwanda
Cargo drone routes capable of delivering urgent and precious supplies to remote areas on a massive scale will be seen in Rwanda soon.
30 September 2015, 06:24 AM
Locals demand capital punishment of killers
All sections of people continued protest for the third day yesterday against the murder of Gobindaganj mayor's son Ashikur Rahman
29 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Road accidents kill 9 in country
At least nine people were killed and several others injured in road accidents in Gopalganj, Munshiganj and Chuadanga.
26 September 2015, 05:57 AM
9 more Bangladeshis return from Malaysia
Nine more Bangladeshis, rescued by the Malaysian authorities during the Southeast Asian migrant crisis in May this year, return home
23 September 2015, 15:15 PM
Probir Sikdar exempted from court appearance
A Faridpur court exempts journalist Probir Sikdar from appearing before it in a case filed under Information and Communication Technology Act.
22 September 2015, 07:25 AM
Boko Haram blasts kill 54 in Nigeria
At least 54 people were killed in a series of blasts in the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri, police said yesterday, the latest attacks by
21 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Medical aspirants threaten tougher agitation
Admission seekers continue demonstration across the country demanding a retake of the medical and dental tests alleging question paper leak. Also, the High Court has been moved seeking cancellation of the exams held on Friday alleging the same.
20 September 2015, 05:33 AM
Mugabe reads wrong speech in parliament
Zimbabwe's 91-year-old President Robert Mugabe read the wrong speech at the opening of a new session of parliament on Tuesday, repeating an address he gave to the legislature last month.
16 September 2015, 18:00 PM
High-speed mobile puts Africa and India on fast track
The roll-out of high-speed mobile connectivity in Africa and India is demonstrating yet again how emerging economies can leapfrog traditional developmental stages to accelerate their economic growth.
15 September 2015, 08:56 AM
It’s time for Muhith to resign: FBUTA
Teachers of 37 public universities across the country go on a work abstention today demanding a separate pay scale to settle their salary discrimination.
13 September 2015, 05:03 AM
VAT protest: Dhaka comes to a standstill (video)
Students pursue mass protests in Dhaka and put road blockades along key points in the capital, severely disrupting traffic in strike against 7.5 percent VAT on private university tuition fees. They say protests will continue until the VAT is withdrawn.
13 September 2015, 04:21 AM
Two youths held for killing girl after rape in Chandpur
Chandpur police in separate drives on Tuesday and Wednesday arrested two youths from Laxmipur and Gazipur districts on charge of
10 September 2015, 18:00 PM
19 die as overloaded canoe capsizes in Mali
Nineteen people died when an overloaded canoe capsized in Mali, local authorities said yesterday, in the second major river accident in the poor west African
3 September 2015, 18:02 PM
'50 killed' in Shebab attack on AU base
At least 50 African Union soldiers are believed to have been killed and another 50 are missing after Shebab militants overran a military camp in southern
2 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Shebab attack African Union base in Somalia
Somalia's al-Qaeda-affiliated Shebab militants rammed a suicide car bomb into an African Union base yesterday before storming the compound, with witnesses
1 September 2015, 18:00 PM
The dead babies off the Libyan coast
Do not look closely at the photographs (not given with the article due to policy issues). Do not look at them at all. They will, in an
1 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Somalia aid crisis 'critical': UN
War-torn Somalia remains in a "critical" state four years after a devastating famine, the UN warned yesterday, noting a sharp rise in those needing food aid.
31 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Gunmen kidnap journalist in Nigeria
Gunmen in Nigeria's southern oil city Port Harcourt have kidnapped a senior journalist working for a private national newspaper, police and the daily
31 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Boko Haram kills 80 in Nigeria
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen on horseback shot dead nearly 80 people in separate attacks on three villages in Nigeria's restive northeast at the weekend, a vigilante and residents said yesterday.
31 August 2015, 18:00 PM
5 ‘int’l human organ traffickers’ placed on 3-day remand
A Dhaka court grants three-day remand against each of the five people held in connection with a case filed against them for their alleged involvement with international human organ trafficking syndicate.
29 August 2015, 06:08 AM