The sightings of several oarfish measuring nearly four meters off Imizu Port in Japan’s Toyama prefecture raise an alarm that an earthquake and tsunami may be coming.

A total of 514 police officials are awarded the IGP Exemplary Good Services badge for their best performance in 2018.

A medical examiner says a North Texas man was killed when an e-cigarette exploded in his face.

Myanmar's parliament votes to set up a committee to discuss amending the country's constitution, despite objections by military-aligned lawmakers against a move that is likely to challenge the army's power.

Oscar winning actress Jennifer Lawrence, one of the most popular film stars in the world, is engaged to her boyfriend, an art gallery director, multiple media outlets reports.

As much as 1062 megawatts (MWs) of electricity have been added to the country’s national grid as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurates six power plants and nine grid substations.

Hollywood star Liam Neeson insists he is "not racist" after confessing that he once set out to attack a random black man after a friend of his told him she had been raped.

Vandals have damaged the London tomb of Karl Marx in what the cemetery says appeared to be a sustained and targeted attack.

This year's Oscar ceremony will go ahead without an official host for only the second time in its history, an ABC television executive says.

Bangladesh will seek more Indian support to resolve the Rohingya crisis as foreign minister AK Abdul Momen is set to reach New Delhi tonight in his maiden overseas tour since the Awami League government was formed for the third consecutive term.

US President Donald Trump says he would hold his second meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Vietnam on February 27 and 28, while giving himself credit for avoiding a major war on the Korean Peninsula.

A man was killed allegedly in a “gunfight” between two rival criminal gangs in Moheshkhali upazila of Cox's Bazar early yesterday, police said.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday stressed the need for building a more “people-friendly” police force and instructed the authorities concerned to dispose of cases properly and on time to ensure quick justice.

Canada wants a transition plan for the Rohingyas as the repatriation process appears slow amid the refugees' lack of willingness in returning to Myanmar due to insecurity and non-conducive conditions in Rakhine.

Indian Supreme Court yesterday ruled that the CBI can't arrest Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar in connection with the Saradha chit fund scam probe.

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda yesterday said he wanted the upcoming by-polls to Dhaka North City Corporation mayoral post and councillor election to the 36 new wards under the DNCC and the DSCC to be free and fair.

A Dhaka court yesterday sent two students of Jagannath University (JnU) to jail in connection with a case for possession of yaba.

Opposition lawmaker Mujibul Haque Chunnu yesterday in parliament criticised Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader, for the recent frequent incidents of road accidents in different parts of the country.

Around 32 percent children in Bangladesh, aged between 10 and 17, face cyberbullying, violence and harassment online, according to a survey.

A democratic, independent and sovereign state is ‘unthinkable’ without the presence of media, said Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain yesterday.