Plastic, paper, metal? In Japan's Kamikatsu, sorting rubbish isn't that simple. Residents face a mind-boggling 45 separate categories for their garbage as the town aims to be "zero-waste" by 2020.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said a decision on the ninth wage board will be taken soon after discussion with the cabinet and subsequent advice from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

A trucker and his helper have been killed as their vehicle fell into a roadside ditch in Kaliganj upazila of Jhenidah.

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court asks the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) why Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Mizanur Rahman is still not being arrested in the corruption case.

Nagarik Oikya Convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna says the proposed budget for fiscal year 2019-20 is not pro poor people rather it will make the rich even richer.

A young man from Saudi Arabia’s minority Shi’ite Muslim community who was arrested at the age of 13 will not be executed and could be released by 2022, a Saudi official tells Reuters following reports of his pending execution.

Trade bodies for digital services have demanded an exemption from value added tax (VAT) which has been proposed on digital services for the next five years.

Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA) Chairman Mahfuzul Haque has been exempted from contempt of court rule after he offered unconditional apology before the High Court for not complying with its order.

Intense heat wave has resulted in the deaths of 12 people in Bihar’s Gaya of India. Elsewhere in the state, at least 50 people died of heat wave.

The Tunisian trawler radioed in for help as it passed the migrant boat carrying some Bangladeshi nationals among others, in distress out at sea.

Saudi Arabia's crown prince blames Iran for attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman and called on the international community to take a "decisive stand" but said in an interview published on Sunday that the kingdom does not want a war in the region.

Rail communication of Mymensingh with Dhaka and Chattogram has resumed ten hours after derailment of a local train in Kishoreganj Sadar upazila.

In a retaliatory measure, India has imposed a higher customs duty with effect from today on 28 products, including almond, pulses and walnut, imported from the United States almost a year after Washington hiked tariffs on Indian products like steel and aluminium.

Facebook is once again trying to address the public comments section on its site and make it a little bit more meaningful for its users.

Huawei will delay the launch of its much-touted foldable 5G Mate X smartphone by three months, the latest setback for the company that was slapped with US sanctions last month.

US President Donald Trump once again criticises London Mayor Sadiq Khan, saying he is a "disaster" and will "only get worse" after three people were slain in the city in less than 20 hours.

A politician in northwestern Pakistan is given paws for thought after his press conference is streamed live on Facebook with the "cat filter" turned on, giving him on-screen whiskers and ears.

Three people, described as drug peddlers by the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab), are killed in an alleged gunfight in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has asks his new Indian counterpart S Jaishankar to expedite initiatives to resolve the Teesta issue and sought active supports over the Rohingya crisis in their maiden talks in Tajikistan, says a foreign office statement here.

Hello dear readers! How are you doing today? Here are the news headlines so far on June 15, 2019