A Manikganj court sentences life term rigorous imprisonment to a man for raping a schoolgirl after kidnapping her in Singair upazila of Manikganj in 2007.

The government blocks 244 pornographic websites though its internet safety solution program run by Telecom Department.

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) launches the 'Simanta Data Centre' at its headquarters in Dhaka's Pilkhana to make the force's operational activities more modernised, contemporary and dynamic.

Four senior MPs of the ruling alliance propose for forming of an all-party parliamentary committee to work out a solution to the Rohingya crisis and repatriate them to their country.

It turns out our Milky Way galaxy is truly warped, at least around the far edges.

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan tells parliament that the government has taken a project to set up an arrangement for prisoners so that they can talk to their relatives through telephone from the country’s all jails.

President Donald Trump used his State of the Union address to call for a bipartisan commitment to eradicate AIDS in the United States within a decade.

A female assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of Dhunat Police Station in Bogura dies after allegedly ingesting a poisonous pill.

If the pooch melts your heart, swipe right. Animal lovers in Lithuania have created a mobile application inspired by the popular dating app Tinder to match up dogs in local shelters with new owners.

US President Donald Trump tells Americans his administration has accelerated talks for a political settlement in Afghanistan and would be able to reduce US troops there as negotiations advance to end America's longest war.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen says Bangladesh-Myanmar border has almost been sealed off to stop further influx from Myanmar amid violence there.

The United States sees the European Union as its top priority in a global effort to convince allies not to buy Huawei equipment for next-generation mobile networks, a US State Department Official says.

Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) has been extended by one day as per the demand of the participants.

President Abdul Hamid urges the police to serve people with honesty and sincerity being imbued with the Liberation War spirit and thus gain their trust.

Pope Francis, whose papacy has been marked by efforts to quell a global crisis over sexual abuse of children by Catholic clergy, says he is committed to stopping the abuse of nuns by priests and bishops, some of whom had used the women as sex slaves.

Dear readers, here are the news headlines on Wednesday, February 6, 2019.

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairman Kazi Reazul Hoque thanks the media for creating scope for Jaha Alam’s release from jail.

India’s latest communication satellite GSAT-31 has been successfully launched from a space port in French Guiana island.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Bangladesh sign agreement for $50 million in loan to promote microenterprise development for inclusive economic growth and poverty reduction.

OBHAI, one of the major ride sharing companies in Bangladesh has recently launched their services in four more cities- Rajshahi, Jashore, Cox’s Bazar and Khulna apart from already operating in Chattogram, Sylhet and 179 points of Dhaka.