Bangladesh could see a seven-fold increase of climate migration, forcing 3 million people to migrate from their homes due to climate disasters by 2050.

An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck eastern Turkey, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said on Sunday.

A Dhaka court today ordered to freeze 617 bank accounts and 92 deeds of immovable properties of Mohammad Shahid Islam alias Kazi Papul, the independent lawmaker from Laxmipur-2 constituency, and three others in a graft case.

Stock market index jumped by over 100 points today within two hours of the day’s trading.

Millions of Americans are about to see their jobless benefits expire on Saturday as President Donald Trump has so far refused to sign into law a $2.3 trillion pandemic aid and spending package, insisting that it did not do enough to help everyday people.

National flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines got a new Dash 8-400 aircraft to help it expand operations in the short range, including domestic and South Asian destinations.

A college student jumped off a moving bus at Sujanagar in Sunamganj’s Derai municipality area last evening to escape rape attempt by the bus driver and helper.

Police arrested the manager of a local NGO named RAK in connection with a case filed for embezzling Tk two crore, after allegedly conning 800 members of the NGO, from Paikgachcha upazila in Khulna district.

Health officials in Ontario said on Saturday that two confirmed cases of the new coronavirus variant first detected in the United Kingdom have appeared in the Canadian province.

A gunman opened fire inside an Illinois bowling alley, killing three people and injuring three others Saturday night in what authorities believe was a random attack.

Archaeologists in Pompeii, the city buried in a volcanic eruption in 79 AD, have made the extraordinary find of a frescoed hot food and drinks shop that served up the ancient equivalent of street food to Roman passersby.

Bangladesh is set to graduate from the group of the least-developed countries but will face some challenges during the transition period because of the devastating impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, said a United Nations agency.

The pandemic has brought many changes in people’s habits and practices, one of these being an increase in hygiene consciousness, which is why they use more soaps and detergents to keep the highly contagious coronavirus at bay.

Awami League today announced the names of 64 mayoral candidates for the third phase of municipal elections scheduled for January 30.

An eight-year old child was killed after being gang-raped allegedly over a feud her family had with another in Nasratpur village of Dhunat in Bogura. Four persons were arrested in a case filed in this connection and have confessed to the gang-rape and murder of the child.

Leaders of Indian farmers’ unions have agreed to meet ministers, possibly paving the way for a seventh round of talks with the government which has so far failed to mollify growers who say three new agricultural laws threaten their livelihoods.

The Malaysian Human Resource Ministry will introduce a new application that will enable a two-way communication between the government and local and foreign workers, Minister Datuk Seri M Saravanan has said.

A constable of the Industrial Police in Chattogram was arrested by members of the Detective Branch (DB) of Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) while he was selling illegal firearms in the port city’s Laldighi area yesterday night.

Family members of Ahmed Shafi today alleged that Hefajat-e-Islami Amir Junayed Babunagari and leader Mamunul Haque have been threatening them to withdraw the case filed over Shafi’s death.

The Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested a journalist for allegedly harassing a municipality councilor on Facebook.