Update / At least 111 killed after 7.4 quake hits Colombia
10 August 2026
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Natural Disaster
9 civilians killed in Sudan drone attack
31 July 2026
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Africa & rest of the world
Australian PM says to enact laws to govern AI
15 July 2026
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Australia
Two dead, several hurt in Toronto shooting, attacker at large
12 July 2026
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Canada
Aftershock hits Caracas as rescue efforts enter critical hours in Venezuela
29 June 2026
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Natural Disaster
US military to build war-ready stockpile in Australia: docs
17 June 2026
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Australia
WHO unveils $518m plan to fight Ebola
7 June 2026
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Africa & rest of the world
WHO unveils $518m plan to fight Ebola
6 June 2026
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Africa & rest of the world
Suspected Ebola cases top 900 in DR Congo: WHO chief
25 May 2026
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Africa & rest of the world
Close shave: laser hair removal device sparks Australia airport evacuation
21 May 2026
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Australia
Non-MPO teachers, staff start fast unto death
Teachers and employees of non-MPO educational institutions start fast unto death demanding inclusion of their institutions in the government’s Monthly Pay Order (MPO) facility.
30 October 2015
15 held over DU, JnU admission question papers leakage
Law enforcers arrest 15 people from different areas in Dhaka suspected of involvement in leakage of question papers for admission to Dhaka University and Jagannath University.
30 October 2015
Schoolteacher killed over land dispute
A schoolteacher was beaten to death by his brother over land dispute at Char Kamaria Bhatipara village in Gafargaon upazila of the district
27 October 2015
Man to die for killing wife
A court here yesterday sentenced a man to death for killing his wife last year.
25 October 2015
Nigeria bombs leave at least 42 dead
Two bomb attacks in north-eastern Nigeria have left at least 42 people dead and more than 100 injured, officials say.
24 October 2015
Over 30,000 starving to death in S Sudan: UN
Over 30,000 people in South Sudan's war-zone regions face death by starvation, the United Nations said yesterday, warning that tens of thousands more are on the brink of famine.
22 October 2015
114 more trafficking victims return from Malaysia
A number of 114 Bangladeshi trafficking victims, who were rescued by the Malaysian authorities from the Andaman Sea last May, return home.
20 October 2015
Idols vandalised at Satkhira temple
Criminals damaged four idols at Babulia Temple in Sadar upazila yesterday.
18 October 2015
Ward councillor held
A ward councillor of Birganj municipality in the district was arrested early yesterday. The arrestee is Idris Ali, 32, son of late Shamsul Alam
17 October 2015
A hunter has shot the biggest elephant killed in Africa for almost 30 years
A hunter has shot dead the largest elephant killed in Africa for almost three decades.
16 October 2015
X-ray, ultrasound machines lie inoperative for months
The ultra-sonogram machine and the x-ray machine at Lalmonirhat Sadar Hospital have been inoperative for a long
15 October 2015
Everything to be done for ex-enclave dwellers’ welfare: PM
Terming former enclave dwellers as the sons, citizens and, near and dear ones of Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina assures them that her government would do whatever necessary for their overall welfare.
15 October 2015
BGB seeks BSF help to identify abductors, rescue tourists
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Monday requested its Indian counterpart, Border Security Force (BSF), to help identify the abductors of the two tourists and their local guide who were abducted from Rangamati's remote Bilaichhari upazilla on October 3.
13 October 2015
Pastor attack: 4 ‘JMB men’ on 5-day remand
Four out of five suspected members of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh, who were arrested yesterday over the attack on a pastor in Pabna, are placed on a five-day remand.
13 October 2015
Two held with human bones
Police arrested two youths with human bones at Char Ishwardia Tanpara village in Sadar upazila of the district yesterday. The arrestees are
12 October 2015
2 held with fake Indian notes
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested two men with counterfeit Indian currencies worth Rs 3 lakh at Dadon Chak village in
12 October 2015
One killed, 15 hurt in clash over land dispute
A man was killed and 15 others were injured in a clash between two rival groups over land dispute at Sikandarpur village in Dirai upazila
11 October 2015
ICT wants charges against 19 Cox’s Bazar ‘war criminals’ by Nov 23
A tribunal has ordered prosecution to submit formal charges against 19 war crime suspects from Cox’s Bazar within November 23.
11 October 2015
Kids must be enrolled in local schools without entrance test: PM
Children must be admitted to primary schools of their respective areas without any entrance examination, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says.
11 October 2015
2 impaired RMG workers killed as train hit them in Gazipur
Two physically challenged readymade garment workers are killed as a train hit them in Gazipur.
9 October 2015