At least 10 young children were trapped when a four-storey building collapsed in a densely-populated area of Lagos in Nigeria today, and rescuers were trying to reach them through the damaged roof.

At least nine people are killed at a Brazilian elementary school where two young men were seen entering the building and firing weapons, according to Sao Paulo police.

Chickens in a poultry farm in northeast France are suspected of killing a fox who tried to sneak into their coop.

Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (Berc) held its public hearing on proposals for raising gas prices for the third consecutive day as left-leaning parties threatened to go for action programmes like hartal if the government does backtrack on its move.

The ‘gun’ seized from Polash Ahmed, who allegedly tried to hijack the Boeing 737-800 plane of Biman Bangladesh Airlines on February 24 at Chattogram airport, was a useless plastic toy gun, Criminal Investigation Department (CID) says in its ballistic report.

Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Fazle Kabir says the defamation lawsuit, filed by Philippines’ Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) against the central bank, will not create any problem to the efforts to recover the stolen money.

Bangladesh is poised to emerge as the world’s 30th largest economy over the next few years with a trillion-dollar GDP, says S Vijay Iyer, vice-president and chief operating officer of Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA).

The Public Service Commission (PSC) recommends 578 candidates who passed the 37th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) final examination for the first class (9th grade) non-cadre posts.

Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque blast NGOs and aid agencies alleging they spent only a quarter of the funds they received to sooth the miseries of Rohingyas while most of the amount were spent to pay their hotel bills.

The High Court is to deliver its order on March 31 on a petition that challenged the legality of Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission’s ongoing public hearing for further increasing gas price.

A five-member probe committee formed by the Civil Aviation and Tourism Ministry submits its report on the “plane hijacking” incident at Chattogram airport on February 24.

Re-election to Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu) is not possible, the university’s Vice Chancellor Akhtaruzzaman says.

Tania Khan, an animal researcher and a wildlife photographer, died at her own residence in Moulvibazar Sadar upazila.

Newly-elected Vice President of Dhaka University Central Students' Union (Ducsu) Nurul Haque Nur has demanded re-election to all posts by March 31.

Urging everyone to give children education with joy Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called upon all to not exert additional pressure on the tender-hearted children for studying.

Hello readers! How are you doing today? Here are the headlines so far on March 13, 2019

China offered to help Venezuela restore its power grid, after President Nicolas Maduro accused US counterpart Donald Trump of cyber "sabotage" that plunged the South American country into its worst blackout on record.

Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) claims to have arrested a fugitive convict in a murder case from Dhaka’s Kadamtoli area.

The Election Commission (EC) has decided to deploy army personnel in three hill districts during the second phase of upazila elections to be held on March 18.

The customs officials crush two batteries with a hammer to discover 48 gold bars which were hidden inside.