The High Court directs the authorities concerned of the government to immediately stop extraction of stone from Sangu and Matamuhri rivers in Bandarban.

Investigation into the Chawkbazar fire is going on and those responsible for the incident will be brought under the purview of law, the deputy commissioner (Lalbagh Zone) says.

A Dhaka University student files a writ petition with the High Court seeking a stay on the process for holding election to Dhaka University Central Students' Union (Ducsu) slated for March 11.

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North Korea confirms for the first time that its leader Kim Jong Un will hold a second summit with US President Donald Trump, days ahead of the high-stakes nuclear meeting set to take place in Vietnam's capital of Hanoi.

Chemicals are being shifted from Haji Wahed Mansion in Churihatta of Dhaka’s Chawkbazar for the second consecutive day.

At least 133 people have died and about 225 people have been hospitalized after drinking tainted liquor in two separate incidents in India’s remote northeast, authorities say.

A newborn girl is found at a bathroom of Dhaka Medical College Hospital. A woman first saw the baby girl inside the bathroom of ward No.2 of the DMCH building-2 around 6:45am and informed the hospital authorities.

Michael Jackson's estate filed a $100 million lawsuit against HBO on Thursday over plans to air a documentary that alleges the singer sexually abused two young boys.

A US-backed campaign to force President Nicolas Maduro from power met strong resistance Saturday from Venezuelan security forces who fired tear gas on protesters trying to deliver humanitarian aid from Colombia and Brazil, leaving two people dead and some 300 injured.

A footage obtained by The Daily Star shows the exact moment when the fire broke out at Chawkbazar in Old Dhaka. As the clock strikes 10:32pm, the fire rips through the premises completely destroying the front portion of the hotel. Bricks and bottles fall inside, and a portion of the wall caves in as mayhem ensues.

US President Donald Trump voiced alarm at the "very dangerous situation" between India and Pakistan, warning that New Delhi was considering "very strong" action after an attack in Kashmir.

The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has expressed his condolences to the president, the government and the people Bangladesh for the loss of lives and destructions in the Chawkbazar inferno.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday regretted that chemical warehouses could not be relocated from Old Dhaka due to owners' reluctance.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un set off by train for Vietnam, for his second summit with US President Donald Trump next week, media reports, and hours later, two witnesses saw a train crossing into China from North Korea.

Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud says Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir’s statement that ‘the Chawlkbazar fire incident occurred due to absence of democracy’ prompted to look into whether the BNP perpetrated any act of sabotage concerning the tragic incident.

At least 13 people are killed and six injured when an explosion rips through a shop in Bhadohi in Uttar Pradesh state, officials say.

Although Myanmar has agreed to take back eight lakh Rohingyas, it is yet to create a congenial atmosphere for their repatriation, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen says..

Blaming immediate past industries minister Amir Hossain Amu, Bangladesher Samyabadi Dal General Secretary Dilip Barua says the relocation of process of chemical godowns from the old town would have been easy, had he (Amu) taken the issue seriously.