Yemen's rebels fire rockets into Saudi Arabia, killing at least three people and purportedly capturing five soldiers in an attack showing insurgents' ability to launch assaults.

The US government is offering rewards totalling $20m (£13m) for information on what it says are four leaders of the Islamic State (IS) militant group.

The prevailing spell of heat wave is likely to continue across the country and the mercury is expected to rise later on throughout the month.

Fresh efforts to revive peace talks on Syria is due to begin in Geneva.

A group of armed miscreants snatched over Tk 4 lakh from two employees of Akij Group near Palli Bidyut station in Sundarganj upazila yesterday.

Saudi Arabia is considering temporary halts in coalition air strikes against rebels in Yemen to allow for aid deliveries, Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said yesterday.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and her party leaders and activists pay tribute to Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu at its central office at Nayapaltan in Dhaka. Later, the first namaz-e-janaza of Pintu, who died of heart attack at Rajshahi Central Jail yesterday, was held there.

Police arrested an activist of Islami Chhatra Shibir with books on jihad and leaflets in Ghatail upazila yesterday.

The Saudi-led coalition carrying out air strikes in Yemen has used US-supplied cluster bombs banned by much of the world, a rights group has said.

Several hundred Yazidi captives are killed in Iraq by Islamic State (IS) militants west of Mosul, Yazidi and Iraqi officials say. A statement from the Yazidi Progress Party said 300 captives were killed on Friday in Tal Afar near the city.

Two day labourers were electrocuted in Kulirkanda area under Phulpur upazila of the district on Friday afternoon. The deceased are Musa

Sixteen leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami were arrested in Chapainawabganj and Rangpur districts on Friday and the day before.

A court on Thursday sentenced two youths to life imprisonment for killing a seven-year-old boy in Singair upazila in the district in 2003.

A housewife was murdered by her husband allegedly for dowry in Sadar upazila of Laxmipur district on Friday.

Twelve fortune seekers are rescued from a remote area in Banshkhali upazila of Chittagong early today while being trafficked to Malaysia.

The United States sought Iran's help to bring Yemen's warring parties into talks on a political settlement when US and Iranian foreign

Two youths allegedly committed suicide in Sadar upazila and Jhikargachha of Jessore district on Wednesday night.

A schoolgirl was saved from underage marriage following timely intervention of local administration in Borolekha upazila of the district

Four policemen were closed to Rajbari District Police Lines yesterday for their alleged negligence in duties.

A search and rescue team of Fire Service and Civil Defence could not leave Dhaka for earthquake-hit Nepal due to a technical glitch of an aircraft which was supposed to carry them.