Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen rejects media reports that Bangladesh halted visas for Pakistanis but acknowledged delays in issuing visas which he attributed to Islamabad authorities.

The Supreme Court administration says making and publishing reports, for which the court’s image and dignity become tarnished and the trial proceedings are influenced, are not expected.

A state legislator in the northeast Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh and at least ten others have been killed in an attack by suspected separatist militants, officials say.

Videos of alleged tampering of EVMs in India's Uttar Pradesh have gone viral in the social media, two days ahead of the beginning of vote counting in Indian parliamentary elections.

The government has taken zero tolerance policy against illegal migration, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam says. He suggests that those who had gone to Libya with the ultimate purpose of reaching Europe illegally should be brought under law.

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The High Court has halted the privilege of loan defaulters to secure further loans by giving a 2 per cent down payment until June 23.

Deputy Commissioners in Natore and Chuadanga have started procuring paddy directly from the farmers.

A BCL activist of Dhaka University unit, who was suspended from the organization following a recent scuffle at Madhur Canteen, has attempted to take her own life.

The High Court has directed the government to test the Wasa supply water of 34 areas in Buet and Dhaka University laboratories.

Stepping up their activities ahead of counting of votes in parliamentary elections on Thursday, top Indian opposition leaders will meet later today to discuss the possibility of a staking claim to form the new government formation in the event of the BJP-led combine failing to get majority.

National Economic Council (NEC) approves an annual development programme (ADP) worth Tk 202,721 crore for 2019-20, what is 21 per cent higher compared to last fiscal.

The mild heat wave sweeping over some parts of the country may abate at some places as rain or thundershowers is likely to occur at several places.

The High Court has ordered lab testing of raw cow milk, curd and fodder from the market in purview of rampant adulteration of food in the country. It has ordered Bangladesh Standards Testing Institute (BSTI) and Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA) to report on the lab test by June 23.

Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) demolishes illegal structures near old terminal of Sadarghat in the capital.

Ramadan is the month when Muslims try to get closer to each other with greater love and affection with the spirit of the holy month. But the Rohingya Muslims living in Cox's Bazar camps find it painful when they get together for having iftar meal as their tragic memories constantly haunt them.

The man accused of shooting dead 51 Muslim worshippers in the Christchurch mosque attacks is formally charged with terrorism for the first time, New Zealand police says.

Trump administration sanctions against Huawei have begun to bite even though their dimensions remain unclear. US companies that supply the Chinese tech powerhouse with computer chips saw their stock prices slump Monday, and Huawei faces decimated smartphone sales with the anticipated loss of Google's popular software and services.

Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto is to challenge the official election result in the Constitutional Court, campaign team official Sufmi Dasco said on Tuesday.

Fifteen Bangladeshi migrants who survived after a boat carrying them capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Tunisia have returned home.