Members of George Floyd's family spoke with US lawmakers on Tuesday, urging them to pass police reform legislation in Floyd's name on the first anniversary of his death in Minneapolis.

One person died and several were injured on Tuesday when Iraqi security forces fired live rounds in the air to disperse anti-government protests in central Baghdad, according to security and medical sources.

Thirteen sub-inspectors of Brahmanbaria Sadar Model Police Station were transferred together as per the order of the deputy inspector general’s office of Chattogram Range.

Members of detective branch of Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) have arrested two persons and recovered two large elephant tusks from them after conducting drives at Karnaphuli's Maijjartek area in the port city on Monday.

Russia said on Tuesday it had the ability for the first time to operate long-range strategic nuclear-capable bombers from its air base in Syria, expanding its capabilities and allowing such planes to train in new regions.

With thousands of lives on it and under incessant international scrutiny, Bhasan Char is facing its first real threat of a tropical cyclone, "Yaas".

With Covid-19 cases soaring in bordering districts likely because of the highly contagious Indian variant, experts fear that Bangladesh may face the worst outbreak of the deadly virus by the end of June.

President Joe Biden will hold a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin next month in Geneva, a face-to-face meeting between the two leaders that comes amid escalating tensions between the U.S. and Russia in the first months of the Biden administration.

Police have started interrogating two friends of Dhaka University student Hafizur Rahman over his death.

The validity of iqamas (residency permits), exit and re-entry visas, as well as visit visas of expatriates who are currently stuck in countries facing travel ban, will be extended until June 2, 2021 free of cost, the Saudi Press Agency reported citing a royal order.

The current state of global vaccine distribution is “unacceptable” and “horrifying”, the UN General Assembly president said today, pointing at the nationalistic attitude of developed countries and vaccine manufacturing nations.

Police today appealed to a Dhaka court to show Rafiqul Islam Madani, more widely known as "Shishu Bokta" arrested in another case filed with Paltan Police Station over the recent violence in Dhaka centering Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit on March 26.

Two cases of black fungus infection have been reported in Bangladesh. Now doctors are suspecting its association with a death.

Five medical workers in white protective gear battle to resuscitate a coronavirus patient in a quarantine centre on the edge of the Malaysian capital, but eventually fail.

The home ministry today suspended a superintendent of police (SP) ranked official and an assistant SP after their alleged phone conversation regarding police and Rab leaked.

Water level has increased in different rivers of Bagerhat and has inundated low-lying areas due to strong winds and tide as severe cyclonic storm 'Yaas' is lying over northwest Bay and adjoining areas.

In face of huge sufferings and financial burden of the Saudi-bound Bangladeshi expatriate workers following a travel advisory from the Gulf country, Expatriates’ Welfare Ministry today said they have decided in principle to provide cash support to migrant workers.

Airlines shunned Belarus's airspace on Tuesday and Belarusian planes faced a possible ban from Europe as international outrage mounted over Minsk forcing down a jetliner and arresting a dissident journalist who was on board.

Department of Environment (DoE) of Chattogram region demolished two illegal brick kilns in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram today.

Bangladesh will buy 1.5 crore Sinopharm vaccines from China, and its first consignment is likely to arrive in Dhaka in June, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said today.