Two workers die after inhaling toxic gas while doing maintenance work of a septic tank at Kaharol upazila of Dinajpur.

A Chinese citizen is held with 24 gold bars weighing around 2.8 kilogrammes, from Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram.

At least seven people were killed and 17 injured after shooting broke out at a prison near Guatemala City, say officials.

Chain-smoking singer Gudar Mia, who recently turned 80 in a refugee camp in Bangladesh, lit another cigarette, closed his eyes, and crooned the opening words of a Rohingya folk song.

An alleged drug peddler is killed in a reported gunfight in Dhaka’s Agargaon area.

A suicide blast at one of Pakistan's oldest and most popular Sufi shrines killed at least 10 people and wounded 24 in the eastern city of Lahore, police say, in an attack claimed by the Pakistani Taliban.

Workers of state-owned jute mills are continuing their demonstration for the third day on demands of wages and arrears. This morning, demonstrations were reported from Dhaka’s Demra and Khulna.

People from all walks of life are paying their last respects to renowned singer Subir Nandi in Dhaka city as his body was brought back from Singapore.

Two male students armed with handguns burst into a Denver-area science and technology school and opened fire, killing one classmate and wounding seven others before being taken into custody, law enforcement officials say.

Mohiuddin Shakil, an accused of Feni madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi murder case, makes confessional statement before a court in Feni.

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As the six-week bail period handed to ousted Pakistani premier Nawaz Sharif for medical treatment expires, the PML-N has decided to organise a procession to accompany him as he returns to Lahore's Kot Lakhpat Jail.

Claiming that traders are now running their businesses more comfortable than in the past, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan urges them to provide information if anyone extorts money from them.

A nurse has been raped and killed allegedly by driver of a bus and its helper in Bajitpur upazila of Kishoreganj, her family claims.

The High Court summons the civil surgeon of Patuakhali to appear before it on May 22 for giving an explanation of a postmortem report made in connection with a rape and murder case.

Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan urges all people to build awareness to prevent incidents of throwing brick chunks at trains.

Three people including a child die and six are missing as a boat capsizes in Brahmaputra river in Gaibandha.

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The High Court directs the authorities concerned to conduct a survey to identify the vulnerable buildings of primary and high schools and madrasas across the country and to repair the buildings in next three months to make those safe for students.

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi has called for solidarity with millions of forcibly displaced people worldwide, including over one million Rohingyas living in Bangladesh.