A court in Chandpur today (25 December) placed Akash Mondal alias Irfan on a seven-day remand in connection with the murders of seven people on board fertiliser-laden vessel MV Al-Bakhera on the ...

Trade wars and military expansion will define US-China relations under Trump, impacting the region Taiwan braces for intensified US-China tensions, with its future security in question Strengthened ...

The Palestinian militant group Hamas and Israel traded blame on Wednesday (25 December) over their failure to conclude a ceasefire agreement despite progress reported by both sides in past days. Hamas ...

Snoop Dogg's 'Missionary' album makes a strong debut, landing in the top 10 on several Billboard charts dated 28 December.  The album ranks No 7 on both Top Album Sales and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, No ...

Actor and filmmaker Justin Baldoni's holiday season has taken a grim turn. Already embroiled in allegations of sexual harassment and a smear campaign against co-star Blake Lively, Baldoni now faces ...

A fire broke out at the Bangladesh Secretariat in the early hours today (26 December). The fire originated at 1:52am at ...

A man and his son-in-law died after being electrocuted at an under-construction building in Narayanganj's Siddhirganj today (25 December). The deceased were identified as Neel Das, 60, and his ...

Police recovered the body of a young woman from the Buriganga river in the Borishur area of Keraniganj, Dhaka this afternoon (25 December). Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Keraniganj Model Police Station, ...

After several months of continuous dengue fever-related deaths, the country reported zero fatalities in the 24-hour period till this morning (25 December). However, 67 patients were hospitalised ...

Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar held a mass rally today (25 December), demanding repatriation to Myanmar with their rights and security ensured. Describing their current plight ...

Bombardment by the Pakistani army in Afghanistan's eastern Paktika province on Tuesday killed at least 46 people, most of whom were children and women, said the Afghan Taliban, vowing to retaliate ...

Four journalists including the editor and managing editor of the Janabani newspaper were injured in an attack by a group of miscreants near their office at Dhaka's Bangla Motor area on Wednesday ...