China urges India and Pakistan to "exercise restraint" after New Delhi said its warplanes attacked a militant camp, in a move that sent tensions soaring between the arch-rivals over disputed Kashmir.

Maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to hoist local cautionary signal number three as squally weather is likely to affect the maritime ports, the North Bay and adjoining coastal areas of Bangladesh.

Hello readers! How are you doing today? Here are the headlines so far on February 26, 2019.

The High Court directs the district and sessions judges to finish in the next six months the trial proceeding of the criminal cases pending before their courts for the last ten years.

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda instructs election officers to use all the power vested in them to ensure a free and fair upazila parishad polls.

The government is pushing BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia slowly towards death by denying proper treatment, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says.

The Election Commission (EC) imposed a ban on movement of motorbikes in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) areas for its by-polls, scheduled to be held on February 28, from tonight.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says Bangladesh expatriates can come up with their investment in the country's 100 economic zones alongside foreign investors.

Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell has been found guilty on five charges of child sexual abuse committed more than two decades ago against 13-year-old boys in Australia - the most senior Catholic cleric to be convicted of child sex offences.

Bangla Academy announces the list of winners of its "Gunijon Sahitya Puroskar" chosen from among the publishing houses participating at the Amar Ekushey Book Fair.

India says its aerial strikes on terror camps in Pakistan was “absolutely necessary” in view of the “imminent dangers” of new suicide attacks in India for which Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed was preparing.

The Indian Air Force carried out air strikes around 3:30am this morning as 12 Mirage 2000 fighter jets dropped 1,000 kg bombs on terror camps of Jaish-e-Mohammed inside Pakistan, completely destroying them, our New Delhi correspondent reports quoting ANI which said Air Force sources confirmed the matter.

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi says that "better sense" should prevail in India after Indian jets crossed into Pakistan and carried out what one Indian minister called an airstrike on militant terror camps.

The light tremor, measuring 4.1 magnitude on the Richter scale, is felt in different parts of the country including the capital.

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will hold an emergency meeting, according to the country’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has been asked to appear before a court on March 13 in connection to Barapukuria coal mine graft case.

India's military has taken steps necessary to defend the country, a government minister says after Indian combat planes carries out raids on alleged militant camps in Pakistan.

Japan has decided to give US $32.5 million for the Rohingya refugees sheltered in Bangladesh due to persecution in Myanmar.

The alleged hijacker of a Biman’s BG-147 flight, Polash Ahmed, has been buried in his village home in Narayanganj.

Another victim of Chawkbazar fire dies taking the death toll to 69.