Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov yesterday accused Western countries of waging a “total war” on Russia and its people and culture as Moscow pushes on with its military operation in Ukraine.

Rapid Action Battalion arrested 26 alleged criminals over mugging and extorting money after raiding different areas in the capital on Thursday.

Two students died after their motorcycle crashed into a lamp-post near Barishal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital on Thursday night.

A Moulvibazar court yesterday sent two people to jail on charges of gang-raping a 10th-grader in Kulaura upazila.

India is likely to approve the export of one million tonnes of wheat, with half of it to be sent to Bangladesh, amid restrictions imposed on its export.

The World Health Organization yesterday cautioned that some 200 monkeypox cases found in recent weeks outside of countries where the virus usually circulates could be just the beginning.

Sri Lanka kept their record of winning every Test series in Bangladesh intact with a comprehensive 10-wicket victory over the Tigers in the second Test of the two-match series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the Asian countries must combine their forces to help address their common challenges for the betterment of future generations.

The National Assembly of Pakistan (NA) has passed the Elections (Amendment) Bill 2022, which seeks to remove the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) in general elections as well as disallows overseas Pakistanis from voting.

A woman was burned to death allegedly by her husband at Pangashia union in Patuakhali’s Dumki upazila yesterday.

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan has said the government is constructing roads in border areas to stop criminal activities there.

A lush green forest in southern Chile might be home to the world’s oldest tree after a new study found that an ancient alerce tree known as “great grandfather” could be more than 5,000 years old.

European police agency Europol yesterday warned of a “current and future threat” from 3D-printed weapons, an increasing number of which have been seized across the continent.

At least seven Indian soldiers were killed and 19 others injured in a road accident in the remote Ladakh region, close to the country’s disputed border with China, police said yesterday.

The Taliban yesterday rejected the UN Security Council’s call to reverse heavy restrictions imposed on Afghan women, dismissing their concerns as “unfounded”.

Two police constables who went to the Netherlands for an official training exercise remain missing since May 22, the day before they were supposed to fly back to Bangladesh.

The Election Commission yesterday started the process of registering newly formed political parties.

A Rangpur court yesterday sentenced an Imam to life term imprisonment for raping a 10-year-old girl in Taraganj upazila in 2020.

A mild heatwave is sweeping through the districts of Pabna, Chuadanga, Khulna, Patuakahli, and Bagerhat.

After capping the export of sugar from June 1, India is likely to consider a similar measure for rice export in order to ensure adequate availability in the domestic market and prevent a price hike, sources said.