Indian Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh’s official visit to Bangladesh is aimed at consolidating and enhancing bilateral maritime relations between the two countries, Indian Defence Ministry says.

Kalabagan Krira Chakra Club President Shafiqul Alam Feroz, who was arrested last night from the club on charges of possessing an illegal firearm and drugs, has been placed on 10-day remand.

A woman has died of dengue fever in Barishal.

JICA sees its relations with Bangladesh in the next five years "extremely important" as it is helping Bangladesh reach the next level of development with the completion of a number of mega projects, says a senior official at the JICA headquarters.

Detective Branch of Police (DB) claims to have arrested two leaders of Jubo League, the youth wing of ruling Awami League, in Kushtia for their alleged involvement in extortion.

Facebook says that it has suspended “tens of thousands” of apps made by about 400 developers as part of an investigation following the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

An Assistant Proctor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University (BSMRSTU) resigned this afternoon protesting the attacks on students allegedly by the supporters of the vice chancellor outside the campus which left at least 30 injured.

A suspected robber is killed in an alleged infighting between two gangs at Shakchar in Sadar upazila of Laxmipur.

Close to 2,000 United Nations employees have called for the global body to reduce its carbon footprint, including through curbs on their own diplomatic perks like business-class flights and travel handouts, a letter obtained by Reuters shows.

Four people including a police officer have been killed after a bus hit a truck stationed on the Dhaka-Khulna highway in Gopalganj Sadar upazila.

US President Donald Trump approves sending American troops to bolster Saudi Arabia’s air and missile defenses after the largest-ever attack on the kingdom’s oil facilities, which Washington has squarely blamed on Iran.

Law enforcers detain some 20 to 25 people from a club in Chattogram city on suspicion that they were involved in gambling and drug abuse.

Hello dear readers! How was your day? Here are the news headlines on September 20, 2019

A student of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University in Gopalganj falls sick during the second day of a fast-unto-death demanding resignation of the university’s vice-chancellor for his alleged involvement in corruption and irregularities.

Russia and China vetoes a UN Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire in Syria’s war-torn Idlib province after other members warned the conflict could become the century’s worst humanitarian crisis.

A Bangladesh national is beaten to death allegedly by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Kathaldangi border in Haripur upazila of Thakurgaon.

More than 29 million children were born into conflict-affected areas last year, says Unicef.

Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard have detained eight Myanmar citizens with two lakhs of yaba tablets from a boat in the Bay of Bengal in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar.

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) have detained Kalabagan Krira Chakra Club President Shafiqul Alam Feroz and his four associates from the club in capital Dhaka. Feroz is also a member of central executive committee of Krishak League.

More than 500 people have been sickened in an outbreak of vaping-related illness in the United States, health authorities say, as Los Angeles became the latest city to take steps to ban flavored e-cigarettes.