Village idiot turned self-made superstar Shimanta Jalil has become the first mainstream celebrity to call out the rape culture in Bangladesh, but he claims his message was misunderstood.

Iran's nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, state media reported on Sunday, as the country announced a new record high in daily fatalities.

Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump’s pick for a U.S. Supreme Court vacancy, said she will rule based on the law, not her personal views, in prepared remarks issued on Sunday ahead of her Senate confirmation hearing this week.

A fish trader was arrested today for allegedly bringing false allegations against police in Chattogram.

Bangladesh Truck-Covered Van Owners-Workers Coordination Council today “postponed” for 15 days their countrywide 48-hour strike, which was supposed to start from tomorrow.

Bangladesh Truck-Covered Van Owners-Workers Coordination Council today “postponed” for 15 days their countrywide 48-hour strike, which was supposed to start from tomorrow.

Anti-rape protests continued across the country for the seventh consecutive day today as different organisations took to the streets demonstrating against rape, sexual harassment and violence against women.

The Department of Environment (DoE) in Chattogram has seized an earth-laden truck and an excavator during a drive in Chambol union under Banshkhali upazila, which were being used used to raze hills to fill up land for a government housing project for lower income groups.

After backlash on social media, actor Ananta Jalil has backtracked on his previous comment where he blamed "revealing dresses" worn by women for inviting "unwanted sexual advances", and uploaded a “corrected” version of video on his verified Facebook page, claiming that he “does not want to be involved in controversy” and apologised for any “misunderstanding”.

A court in Chattogram today placed Chairman of Regent Group Md Shahed on a four-day remand in a case filed over embezzling Tk 91.25 lakh from a motor parts importer through fraudulence in Chattogram city.

A bus heading to a Buddhist temple collided with a train in central Thailand, killing at least 20 people dead and injuring 30, authorities have said.

Israel will oppose any US sale of F-35 warplanes to Qatar, Israel’s Intelligence Minister Eli Cohen has said, citing a need to maintain Israeli military superiority in the region.

Barishal's Senior Judicial Magistrate Enayet Ullah today offered unconditional apology and expressed regrets to the High Court for sending four children, who were arrested in a rape case, to the custody of a children’s development centre beyond his jurisdiction.

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming has expressed concern over the repatriation of Rohingyas to their place of origin in Rakhine State not starting.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce new measures to tackle a growing coronavirus crisis, moving to work more closely with local leaders from England’s worst affected areas.

A Dhaka court today sentenced two former employees of Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Ltd to five years’ rigorous imprisonment for taking Tk 5,000 as bribe from a sweater factory in 2007.

A woman was allegedly killed by her husband in Bogura’s Dhunat upazila early today.

Twenty-four people have died from Covid-19 in the country over the last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Judgment in the arms case filed against expelled Jubo Mohila League leader Shamima Nur Papia and her husband Mofizur Rahman Sumon will be delivered tomorrow.

India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today registered an FIR and took over the probe into the alleged gang-rape and murder of a Dalit woman in Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh, about 190km off New Delhi, last month.