Additional Inspector General of Police Mohammad Shafiqul Islam has been appointed as the new chief of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police.

The Dhammarajika Buddhist Monastery in the capital’s Bashabo Sabujbagh area distributes iftar and drinking-water to poor fasting Muslims.

A prototype of Japan's next-generation Shinkansen bullet train, set to be the fastest train on wheels when it enters service, reached speeds of 320 kilometres (198 miles) per hour on a test run.

China slams a decision by the US government to put telecom equipment giant Huawei on a blacklist and says it will take steps to protect its companies, in a further test of ties as the economic heavyweights clash over trade.

A UN official has urges Myanmar to grant aid workers “predictable, sustained access” to Rakhine state, where fighting between government troops and rebels has displaced nearly 33,000 people since late last year, saying lack of aid has cost lives.

Two Indian climbers die near the summit of Mount Kanchenjunga in Nepal and a Chilean mountaineer was missing on the world's third highest mountain, their hiking company say.

Bob Hawke, a transformative and charismatic left-wing lawmaker with a "larrikin' streak who served as Australian prime minister from 1983 to 1991, died aged 89, his Labor party says.

Malaysians and the rest of the world were shocked by the story of a teenage girl who is said to have taken her own life after a poll she ran on Instagram encouraged her to do so.

Wildlife conservation efforts always involve immense patience and resilience and takes a long time to show any tangible progress. On the morning of May 16, conservationist and forest department officials at the wildlife breeding centre in Karamjal of East Sundarbans woke up to see some of the conservation efforts producing results.

Hello readers! How are you doing today? Here are the headlines so far on May 16, 2019

Students of Mymensingh Medical College boycott all classes and examinations following “inaction of the college authorities over the allegation of stalking by an outsider”.

The High Court (HC) has directed the investigation officers (IOs) of murder cases to submit the postmortem and inquest reports to the concerned magistrates within 10 days of any murder incidents.

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has invited Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to attend the 14th Islamic Summit of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to be held at Makkah at the end of Ramadan.

The Philippines is withdrawing top diplomats from Canada after Ottawa missed a deadline to take back 69 shipping containers full of trash, the latest move in a long-running row stoked by threats from Manila's outspoken president.

Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) has submitted a report to the High Court saying that water supplied by Wasa to 57 areas of its 10 zones are polluted.

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicts rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind at one or two places over the country till 9am tomorrow.

In an unprecedented action, India’s Election Commission cut short the election campaign in West Bengal citing “safety and security” of voters.

A court in Barishal grants bail to poet and journalist Henry Sawpon in a case filed under the Digital Security Act.

A soldier and three terrorists have been killed in a gunfight in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir in India, police said.

This year, the minimum Fitra has been fixed at Tk 70 per person.