Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s five-day Soviet tour ends today. In his farewell message to the people and the government of the Soviet Union,

On the second day of an ongoing eviction drive yesterday, Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority ignored resistance from Dhaka lawmaker Aslamul Huq and continued recovering a large area of the Buriganga river in Charwashpur near Basila Bridge.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday questioned the independence of the judiciary after a former ruling party MP and his wife were granted bail hours after they had been ordered to be sent to jail in Pirojpur.

Jihadists killed four police officers and two civilian militiamen in an attack on a military base in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state yesterday, security sources told AFP.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday stressed the need for carrying out research on demand, production, and marketing to develop the small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

Indonesian police seized over half a million face masks from a Jakarta-area warehouse after the country’s first confirmed cases of coronavirus sparked panic buying and sent prices for prevention products skyrocketing.

The Indian Supreme Court yesterday asked the Delhi High Court to hear tomorrow a plea seeking lodging of FIRs against some BJP leaders for alleged hate speeches which purportedly led to recent violence here and said it may also explore the possibility of “peaceful resolution” of the dispute”.

The Chattogram Development Authority (CDA) has protested The Daily Star’s report titled “Nothing seems to deter it: CDA continues razing hills even after DoE fines it Tk 10 cr”.

A resurgent Joe Biden seized the momentum in the race to become the Democratic challenger to President Donald Trump with a string of Super Tuesday victories, including key prize Texas, against rival Bernie Sanders.

Gonoforum President Dr Kamal Hossain yesterday dissolved the party’s central committee amid expulsion and counter-expulsion of leaders by two groups.

Twelve cops, including two OCs of two police stations in the capital, were sued yesterday over sexual harassment of two women.

Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Limited (Bapex) on Tuesday announced the discovery of a new gas field at Srikail in Cumilla’s Muradnagar upazila.

Iran’s health ministry announced yesterday that 11 more people had died from the new coronavirus in the past day, bringing the Islamic republic’s overall death toll to 77.

Abdul Karim’s eyes sparkle with joy when he stares at his salt flats shining white under the sun. But his joy soon begins to fade when he thinks of selling the fruit of his labour.

Veteran US television anchor Chris Matthews announced his retirement live on air and apologized for his conduct after sexual harassment claims and a public backlash sparked by his election coverage.

China yesterday threatened to retaliate against US “bullying” after Washington imposed staff cuts on Chinese state media, two weeks after expelling three Wall Street Journal reporters.

Cuban scientists are helping investigate whether pesticides caused mysterious health complaints from US and Canadian diplomats in Havana that were originally blamed on sonic attacks, a conference heard.

US authorities on Monday sanctioned two Chinese citizens and accused them of of laundering more than $100 million in cryptocurrency stolen in a 2018 cyberattack linked to North Korea.

The European Commission yesterday announced releasing €31 million in humanitarian aid to address the Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh and Myanmar.

Indonesia’s most active volcano Mount Merapi erupted yesterday, shooting a massive ash cloud some 6,000 metres (20,000 feet) in the air which coated nearby communities with grey dust and forced an airport closure.