Three youths -- two siblings and their cousin -- were crushed under the wheels of a train in Barhatta upazila of Netrakona early today.

A fire that broke out at an RMG factory at Savar EPZ area last night has been doused after around six hours of frantic efforts.

New Zealand's ruling Labour party leader Jacinda Ardern said on Sunday that she would form a government within two to three weeks but did not comment on a possible coalition deal with the Green Party.

Eid-e-Miladunnabi, marking the anniversary of birth and demise of Prophet Muhammad (SM), will be observed in the country on October 30.

Awami League-backed candidates have been unofficially elected in the by-polls to Dhaka-5, Naogaon-6 constituencies as the concerned Returning Officers (ROs) declared the results after counting the votes this evening.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have discussed energy markets and the implementation of agreements by the oil producers group known as OPEC+.

Former state minister and BNP leader AKM Mosharraf Hossain died at a private hospital in Dhaka today.

The remains of a warplane have been unearthed in Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila.

Anti-rape protestors, after completing their long march, are now heading towards Dhaka.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines, the national flag carrier, will fly on Sylhet-Cox’s Bazar-Sylhet route from November 12.

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda today explained the reasons behind the low voter turnout in the by-elections to Dhaka-5 and Naogaon-6 constituencies, pointing out Covid-19, lack of interest and the fact that it cannot lead to a change in the government.

A man living in the same Vatican residence as Pope Francis tested positive for Covid-19 and gone into isolation, the Vatican has said.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said Bangladesh will be able to prevent the further spread of the Covid-19 in the coming days.

A divided world has failed to rise to the challenge of fighting the Covid-19 pandemic, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says, warning that concerted action is needed to prevent millions of people being pushed into poverty and hunger.

Internet service providers and cable operators have postponed the decision to shut down their services across the country for three-hours every day, scheduled to start from tomorrow.

French police are questioning nine people in custody after a suspected attacker beheaded a school teacher in broad daylight on the street in a Paris suburb.

Vice-chancellors of public universities have decided in principle that admission tests for enrolling first year students will be held across the country.

Three Covid-19 vaccine candidates developed by the lone Bangladeshi vaccine company -- Globe Biotech Ltd -- have been enlisted in the draft landscape of the World Health Organization (WHO).

At least 10 people including a journalist were injured during a clash between law enforcers and encroachers at a Cox’s Bazar sea beach today.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said there are requests to India from Bangladesh, Myanmar, Qatar and Bhutan for holding vaccine clinical trials in their countries.