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
Obama holds talks on counterterrorism
President Barack Obama huddled with Ethiopia's leaders yesterday for talks on counterterrorism, human rights and regional security
27 July 2015
Obama ends Kenya visit with tough message
US President Barack Obama yesterday ended a landmark visit to Kenya, urging the east African nation and birthplace of his father to
26 July 2015
Deadly 'Boko Haram attacks' target Chad, Nigeria
At least 14 people were killed in a suicide bomb attack at a crowded market in Chad's capital yesterday just days after Boko Haram
11 July 2015
Nigeria's Boko Haram crisis: Zaria bomb attack 'kills 20'
20 people die in a bomb attack in north-western Nigeria's Zaria city, state governor Nasir El-Rufa'i says.
7 July 2015
New suspected Boko Haram carnage kills 44 in Nigeria
At least 44 people were killed in twin bomb blasts in the central Nigerian city of Jos, the emergency services said yesterday, after a wave of mass casualty attacks blamed on Boko Haram militants.
6 July 2015
Bahrain offers 'amnesty' for illegal workers
Bahrain has offered overstaying workers including Bangladeshis an opportunity to legalise their employment there.
29 June 2015
Lightning kills farmer
A farmer was killed and another injured by lightning at Kadpur village in Kalaroa upazila of the district yesterday. The deceased is Ramzan
28 June 2015
Dozens killed as Somali Shebab attacks AU base
Dozens of soldiers were killed yesterday when Somalia's Shebab insurgents overran an African Union base, witnesses said, describing
26 June 2015
Gun attacks, suicide blast kill dozens
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen shot dead at least 42 people in two separate attacks in northeast Nigeria, with no let-up in sight to the Islamist group's targeting of civilians.
24 June 2015
UNESCO hails BD's progress in achieving gender parity in education
Irina Bokova, director general of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), highly appreciate Bangladesh's progress in achieving gender parity in education.
23 June 2015
SA denies plot to protect Bashir
South Africa's government has denied reports that ministers secretly plotted the departure of Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir last week.
22 June 2015
6.80 lakh Yaba seized in Feni, 2 held
Rapid Action Battalion detain two people including an official of Special Branch of police and seize around 6.80 lakh Yaba tablets from his car in Feni Sadar upazila.
21 June 2015
Why you let Bashir go?
The South African government has a week to explain to judges why it defied a court order barring the Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir from leaving the country.
16 June 2015
Sudan's Bashir flees S Africa
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir flew out of South Africa yesterday, dodging a court order for him to stay as judges weighed up whether he should be arrested over alleged war crimes and genocide.
15 June 2015
Top Islamist killed in US air strike
A top Islamist militant who ordered a deadly attack on an Algerian gas plant two years ago has been killed in a US air strike in Libya, officials say.
15 June 2015
Court blocks Sudan leader from leaving South Africa
A South African judge yesterday banned Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir from leaving the country after the International Criminal Court called for him to be arrested at a summit in Johannesburg.
14 June 2015
Bus crashes in Egypt kill 23, injure 17
Two separate road accidents in Egypt kill 23 Egyptians and injured 17 others on Sunday, officials said.
14 June 2015
S Africa court bid to arrest Bashir
A South African court has issued an interim order preventing Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir from leaving the country.
14 June 2015
6 held with Tk 40 lakh fake notes
Detectives continue to bust fake money-making units ahead of Eid and in the latest drive detain six along with Tk 40 lakh forged notes in Dhaka.
14 June 2015
Cracks appear before handing over of new building
Cracks developed at 16 points and six pillars subsided before handing over of the newly constructed building of Kazirhat Police Station in
13 June 2015