India and China wrapped up marathon military-level talks aimed at taking forward the process of disengagement of their troops and weapons at friction points in eastern Ladakh, official sources said today.

The nation is observing Amar Ekushey -- the Language Martyrs' Day (Shaheed Dibosh) and the International Mother Language Day in a befitting manner today, marking the supreme sacrifice of the language heroes for upholding the right to speak their mother tongue Bangla.

A person entered a gun store and shooting range in a New Orleans suburb and fatally shot two people Saturday, prompting customers and staff to open fire on the shooter, a sheriff said. The shooter also died.

All adults in Britain will be offered a first shot of a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of July, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday ahead of a planned announcement on the cautious reopening of the economy from lockdown.

Two persons were killed in separate road accidents in Dhaka airport and Shyampur areas early today.

Six people were killed and 13 were injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck in Sherpur upazila of Bogura early today.

President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have paid their glowing tributes to the martyrs of the historic Language Movement in 1952 on the occasion of Amar Ekushey and the International Mother Language Day.

The Italian Coast Guard said it had rescued 45 migrants after their ship capsized 15 miles south of the Italian island of Lampedusa.

A local journalist, who was bullet-hit in clashes between two factions of ruling Awami League over establishing supremacy in Companiganj upazila of Noakhali, died at a Dhaka hospital.

Students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology demonstrated and locked down the university vice-chancellor’s residence for hours to press home their demand for reopening of the halls, which have been closed amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Police recovered the body of a newborn at Ghop Naoapara area in Jashore this evening.

Russia said today its scientists had detected the first case of transmission of the H5N8 strain of avian flu to humans and had alerted the World Health Organization.

Reality star and businesswoman Kim Kardashian has filed for divorce from rapper Kanye West after almost seven years of marriage and months of rumors that their relationship had broken down.

Noakhali district unit of Awami League withdrew a letter recommending withdrawal and suspension of Basurhat Municipality Mayor Abdul Quader Mirza from all activities of the party two hours after issuing it.

Facebook said they have not received the Bangladesh High Court’s order to take down a documentary titled “All the Prime Minister’s Men” which was broadcast by Al Jazeera on February 1.

Jahanginagar University authorities have decided to file a case against locals who carried out the attack on students yesterday over a cricket match.

India has provided 100,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine as gift to the Maldives.

Demanding to reopen the university campus and halls, some students of Rajshahi University waged demonstration on the campus this evening.

Two people were killed in Myanmar’s second city Mandalay when police fired to disperse protesting opponents of a February 1 military coup, emergency workers said, the bloodiest day in more than two weeks of demonstrations.

A man was killed and 10 others were injured in a clash between villagers in Midharkandi village under Madaripur Sadar Upazila.