Law enforcers arrested a union parishad (UP) chairman and seized arms, ammunition and illegal drugs from his possession at Niyogbari village in Kazipur upazila of Sirajganj district on Friday.

A battle between Islamic State group jihadists and rebels for control of an opposition stronghold in northern Syria has killed at least 47

The UAE bombarded Yemeni rebels with air strikes yesterday as it mourned 45 of its soldiers among dozens killed in the deadliest day yet

Five personalities have been accorded with the Abul Mansur Ahmad Award and another receives special honorary memorial for his research work on this eminent litterateur, journalist and politician of the sub-continent.

Saudi Arabia says it is happy with President Obama's assurances that the recent nuclear deal with Iran will not imperil the Gulf states.

Twenty-two members of the United Arab Emirates' military were killed while taking part in Saudi-led operations in Yemen against Shiite rebels.

People from different walks of lives came down heavily on social media following the footage that showed a school-going girl being beaten by a boy in Habiganj Sadar.

So why is Isis blowing to pieces the greatest artefacts of ancient history in Syria and Iraq?

More than 13 million children are being denied an education by Middle East conflicts, the UN said yesterday, warning "the hopes of a generation" would be dashed if they cannot return to classrooms.

French judges investigating claims that Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was murdered have closed the case without bringing any charges, a prosecutor said on Wednesday.

Saudi authorities put to death a convicted murderer yesterday, bringing to 130 the number of executions in the kingdom so far this year, according to an AFP

Surviving family members of Aylan Kurdi have revealed how the Syrian three-year-old came to be washed up dead on a beach in Turkey.

Harrowing pictures of a drowned Syrian boy washed up on a Turkish beach have sparked global outrage over the human cost of the escalating refugee crisis as Europe stood accused of letting the Mediterranean become a "cemetery" for migrants.

Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury declares Tangail-4 constituency vacant as sacked minister Abdul Latif Siddique tendered his resignation.

An official of National Credit and Commerce (NCC) Bank is arrested for misappropriating Tk 8.98 crore from the bank.

Gunmen kidnapped at least 18 Turkish employees of a company building a football stadium in Baghdad yesterday, officials said, but it was not immediately

More than 11,000 families in Iceland have offered to open their homes to Syrian refugees in a bid to raise the government's cap of just 50 asylum seekers a

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrest three persons for their alleged involvement with beating up three custom officials and snatching goods from Cargo village at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on August 10.

A local leader of Awami League was shot dead by unidentified assailants at Chandraganj area under Sadar upazila of the district

The mayor of a remote, Islamic State-held town in western Iraq said yesterday that some 200 residents have been detained by the group at an unknown