At least 40 prisoners in Brazil have been found strangled to death in four jails in the Amazon jungle city of Manaus, where a fight between rival prison gangs resulted in 15 dead the day before, authorities said.

India will not invite Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to Thursday's swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi, who starts his second term as India's prime minister, two sources in the foreign ministry say, suggesting any early warming in ties between the nuclear-armed neighbours is unlikely.

A man carrying a knife in each hand and screaming “I will kill you” attacked schoolgirls waiting at a bus stop just outside Tokyo on Tuesday, wounding 16 people and leaving three dead, including the attacker, Japanese authorities and media said.

Bangladesh is among the countries with the highest levels of antibiotic river pollution along with Kenya, Ghana, Pakistan and Nigeria, a study revealed yesterday.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves Dhaka for Tokyo on her 12-day tri-nation tour with Japan being her first destination to be followed by Saudi Arabia and Finland.

The alleys of Jahur Hawkers’ Market in the port city are never this quiet on the third week of Ramadan, particularly at night. The familiar sight of the market and the road in front teeming with shoppers is replaced by only a few strolling about even before midnight.

Six Bangladeshi nationals are arrested in Agra by the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) for allegedly preparing fake passports using false documents, a senior official says.

A mobile court conducted by Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) seizes around two maunds of colored beef from New Market area of Dhaka.

When farmers are facing slumping prices amid a supply glut, speakers at a seminar in Dhaka call upon the government to procure at least 30 percent paddy directly from the growers at fair price.

Police Headquarters direct all units of Bangladesh Police to take cautionary measures following the bomb blast at Dhaka’s Malibagh intersection.

A pregnant woman is killed as a truck hit her while she was crossing a road in Postogola area of Dhaka.

A circular bus service on Uttara- Sonargaon Janapad and Airport-Sector No.12 routes is inaugurated with an aim to ensure hassle-free movement of the commuters and to ease traffic congestion in Dhaka.

Police have pressed charges against actress Quazi Nawshaba Ahmed in a case filed under Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act allegedly for spreading rumours on social media about the last year’s student movement for safe roads.

Law Minister Anisul Huq says Bangladesh is firmly committed to fight against corruption and thus graft is being curbed in the country day by day.

Branding food adulterators as the biggest terrorists in society, former health minister and senior ruling party leader Mohammad Nasim demands capital punishment of them.

Airport Armed Police detain a person with 3,403 pieces of yaba tablets at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.

My Galaxy App users of Samsung will now be able to stream full episodes of K-Dramas, Reality TV Show, and K-Pop music videos.

US President Donald Trump says a deal with Iran on its nuclear programme is possible, crediting economic sanctions for curbing activities Washington has said are behind a spate of attacks in the Middle East.

The newly-elected mayor and councillors of Mymensingh City Corporation (MCC) are sworn-in at a function at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) in the capital.

BNP urges the government to ensure the release of the party’s ailing Chairperson Khaleda Zia on bail from jail before the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr.