Two Bangladeshis are said to be missing following the series blasts in Sri Lanka targeting churches and hotels today that has killed at least 138 people so far.

The Sri Lankan government declared a curfew with immediate effect, junior defence minister Ruwan Wijewardene said on Sunday, following eight explosions that killed nearly 140 people, and mostly targeted churches and hotels.

Sri Lanka's police chief made a nationwide alert 10 days before Sunday's (April 21) bomb attacks in the country that suicide bombers planned to hit "prominent churches", according to the warning seen by AFP.

Global political and religious leaders and people from all walks of life unite in their shock and condemnation as they express their condolences in social media after a series of explosions across Sri Lanka left over a hundred people dead and several hundred others injured.

Sri Lankan police on Sunday reported there had been a seventh explosion, the fourth at a hotel, following six reported at hotels and churches earlier in the day that killed more than 140 people.

BNP vice-chairman and former minister Barrister Aminul Haque passes away at a hospital in Dhaka aged 76.

President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today condemned the horrific terror attack in Sri Lanka and expressed their condolences to those who lost their lives in the series bomb attacks.

Visitors will not be allowed to enter the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) owing to the recent blasts which were reported across the country this morning, reports Sri Lankan news portal Time Online.

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena calls upon the people to remain calm and cooperate with the authorities in the ongoing investigations following the explosions in the country that left over a hundred people dead and several hundred others injured.

French yellow vest protesters set fires Saturday along a march through Paris to drive home their message to a government they believe is ignoring the poor: that rebuilding the fire-ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral isn’t the only problem France needs to solve.

The Tajmahal Road area in Mohammadpur is notorious for its unsafe environment throughout the day with random muggings taking place at any given time. One such incident took place on November 20 last year when I, a reporter of The Daily Star, returned home from work at roughly 1:20am.

K-pop sensations BTS has topped the British chart with its new album, becoming the first South Korean artists to do so.

The death toll rises to 290 while about 500 are left wounded a day after a string of bombings at churches and luxury hotels ripped through Sri Lanka, amid warnings that more attacks were possible.

Brunei rolls out a red carpet after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reached Bandar Seri Begawan on a three-day official visit at the invitation of the kingdom’s Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah.

City officials say a tiger mauled a zookeeper at the Topeka Zoo in northeastern Kansas.

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Amar Paul, a legendary folk singer who is renowned in both the Bengals, passes away at the age of 97.

A female college student has been allegedly gang-raped by seven men in Singair upazila of Manikganj.

The authorities of all educational institutions under the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) have been asked to form five-member committees for preventing sexual harassment.

Awami League Acting General Secretary Mahbub-Ul-Alam Hanif says the issue of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s release from jail cannot be linked to the party’s elected members’ joining of the parliament.