A roadside bomb in Kabul targeted first Afghan Vice President Amrullah Saleh on Wednesday morning but he escaped unharmed, his spokesman said. The attack killed at least 10 people.

This is first verdict under the Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention) Act, 2013.

Saying that perpetrators must face music, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today told Parliament that the government is thoroughly investigating to identify the masterminds behind the attack on Ghoraghat Upazila Nirbahi Officer Wahida Khanam.

Expelled Jubo Mohila League leader Shamima Nur Papia and her husband Mofizur Rahman today claimed innocence after a Dhaka tribunal read out charges from statements of prosecution witnesses to them in an arms case.

Standard Chartered Bank, in partnership with bKash of Bangladesh and Valyou of Malaysia, today announced the launch of the first blockchain-based cross-border remittance service in Bangladesh, facilitating instant transfers from Malaysia.

Standard Chartered Bank, in partnership with bKash of Bangladesh and Valyou of Malaysia, today announced the launch of the first blockchain-based cross-border remittance service in Bangladesh, facilitating instant transfers from Malaysia.

Thousands of migrants fled fires that tore through a camp under coronavirus lockdown on Greece's island of Lesbos, while the prime minister called an emergency meeting with ministers though there were no immediate reports of casualties.

A tribunal in Dhaka today deferred to September 20 the hearing of a case filed against Md Majnu over rape of a Dhaka University student in the capital's Kurmitola area.

India is actively considering Russia’s request for holding phase-3 clinical trial and production of its Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V by Indian firms, officials say.

Noted actor KS Firoz, who had worked dominantly in theatre, radio, television and cinema, has passed away at 6:20am today at Combined Military Hospital (CMH), Dhaka.

The High Court questioned the inaction and apathy of the authorities concerned in removing “obscene and immoral” video contents from the OTT (over-the-top) web-based platforms across the country.

Peter Szijjarto, minister of foreign affairs and trade of Hungary, will arrive in Dhaka tomorrow morning on a brief official visit as the two countries want to boost bilateral ties.

The American television reality show that shot Kim Kardashian and her family to fame is ending in 2021 after 14 years, the E! network says.

Boeing said Tuesday it has found a new production issue that will impact deliveries of its 787 Dreamliner, in the latest blow to the aviation giant.

Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca said Tuesday it had "voluntarily paused" a randomized clinical trial of its coronavirus vaccine in what it called a routine action after a volunteer developed an unexplained illness.

Dangerous dry winds whipped up California's record-breaking wildfires Tuesday as hundreds were evacuated from blazes by helicopter and tens of thousands more were plunged into darkness by power outages.

US President Donald Trump, facing the possibility of a cash crunch, has said he would spend his own money to finance his 2020 presidential campaign against Democrat Joe Biden if he had to.

Most of the banks are keeping their ATM (automated teller machine) booth operation suspended for 6-8 hours at night following a hacking alert issued by the Bangladesh Bank in late August.

A local Jubo League leader escaped from police custody in Sadar upazila of Barguna last night hours after police had arrested him with 10 grammes of cannabis.

Prominent opposition leader Maria Kolesnikova was detained by Belarusian authorities, a border official has said, after thwarting what a Ukrainian government minister described as an attempt to expel her from Belarus.