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
51 kidnapped, 3 killed in Nigeria attacks
9 February 2026, 04:53 AM
Africa & rest of the world
Gunmen kill at least 162 in attack in Nigeria
4 February 2026, 20:21 PM
Africa & rest of the world
Nigerian fuel tanker crash kills 69
Sixty-nine people burnt to death in southeast Nigeria after a petrol tanker lost control, rammed into a busy bus station and burst into flames, the Red Cross and police said yesterday.
1 June 2015, 18:00 PM
No Teesta deal during Modi’s visit
The Teesta water sharing agreement will not be signed during Indian PM Narendra Modi's upcoming Bangladesh visit, says India's External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.
31 May 2015, 12:41 PM
International effort rescues over 5,000 Mediterranean migrants
Corpses of 17 migrants along with 454 survivors were brought ashore in Sicily by an Italian naval vessel.
31 May 2015, 12:09 PM
18 Jamaat-Shibir men arrested in Chittagong
Police arrested 18 Jamaat-Shibir men during overnight drives in different areas of two upazilas in Chittagong yesterday.
30 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Watching Sonadia's bird watcher
As the speedboat bounces across the waters en-route to Sonadia's shoals in Cox's Bazar, it's easy to imagine it's a James Bond chase
28 May 2015, 18:00 PM
3 killed, 5 missing in Meghna boat capsize
At least three people are killed and five others are missing after a boat capsized in the Meghna River in Narsingdi.
28 May 2015, 14:17 PM
145 out of 298 brick kilns in Barisal flouting rules
About half of the brick kilns in six districts of Barisal division are operating in violation of rules.
27 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Militants kill Bangladeshi UN peacekeeper in Mali
Militants open fire on two Bangladeshi United Nations peacekeepers in Mali's capital Bamako, killing one and wounding other, security sources say.
26 May 2015, 04:23 AM
War crimes suspects held in Maheshkhali
The fourth suspect held after a war crimes tribunal issued arrest warrant for 16.
22 May 2015, 05:12 AM
RU student electrocuted
A Rajshahi University student is electrocuted while setting up a flag stand for a programme scheduled to be held tomorrow.
21 May 2015, 15:20 PM
Rain in the north, heat elsewhere
Mixed weather pattern is prevailing through Bangladesh this summer with rain cooling life back to tugging quilts in the north and baking everyone under heat elsewhere.
21 May 2015, 08:05 AM
Boko Haram militants raped hundreds of female captives in Nigeria
Boko Haram militants rape hundreds of women and girls in Nigeria as a deliberate strategy to dominate rural residents and possibly even create a new generation of Islamist militants.
19 May 2015, 11:43 AM
Islamic State militants 'smuggled to Europe'
Libyan government adviser Abdul Basit Haroun says Islamic State (IS) fighters are being smuggled into Europe by gangs in the Mediterranean on boats filled with migrants.
17 May 2015, 04:24 AM
14 sued for killing Bhashani Univ student Mosharraf
Fourteen people were sued yesterday on charge of killing Abu Sadat Khaled Mosharraf, a student of Mawlana Bhashani Science and
16 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Pabna school closed over ‘toilet ghost’ panic
A government primary school in Pabna has closed down over “toilet ghost” panic following death of a minor girl in Chatmohar upazila.
16 May 2015, 15:20 PM
Fierce turf war after coup bid
Rival factions of Burundi's army yesterday fought intense battles for control of the capital, a day after a top general launched a coup to
14 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Tk 75,000 reviewed max pay for civil servants
The 8th pay commission's review body submits salary recommendation for public servants with a minimum basic pay of Tk 8,250 and a maximum of Tk 75,000.
13 May 2015, 07:44 AM
College boy 'commits suicide'
A college girl allegedly committed suicide by taking poison at Balidia village in Mohammadpur upazila on Sunday.
11 May 2015, 18:00 PM
S African opposition elects first black leader
South Africa's main opposition party the Democratic Alliance on Sunday elected Mmusi Maimane as its first black leader, a major step in
10 May 2015, 18:11 PM
SA opposition elects black leader
South Africa's main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance (DA), elects its first black leader.
10 May 2015, 14:54 PM