Hundreds of people were evacuated from a town in central England as a British military helicopter was called in yesterday to prevent a reservoir dam from collapsing.

An assistant teacher was arrested yesterday afternoon for allegedly molesting a 12-year-old female student during a class in Bogura’s Shajahanpur.

The Pentagon has put off awarding a $10 billion cloud computing contract sought by Amazon, saying Thursday that the process will be reviewed by the newly-appointed defense secretary.

A dispute over money within a Nigerian jihadist faction affiliated to the Islamic State group has spiralled into clashes that has killed “scores” of fighters, sources said.

Press groups yesterday slammed Bulgaria for probing the editor of a well-known investigative website over a massive hack and leak of taxpayer data, saying media freedom was under threat.

A suspected drug peddler was killed in a “gunfight” with Rab in Gazipur town early yesterday.

Two men from Thailand’s insurgency-hit “Deep South” have been arrested linked to several small bomb attacks which rattled Bangkok yesterday as it hosted a regional summit attended by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, leaving four people wounded but not disrupting the diplomatic event.

Chattogram sea port has moved six notches up to become the 64th busiest container port among 100 top ports across the world, according to the latest Lloyd’s List -- world’s oldest journal on port and shipping.

US scientists announced Thursday they have successfully built functional heart parts out of collagen with a 3D bioprinter, using a breakthrough technique they say could one day create entire organs.

The home ministry has suspended Partha Gopal Banik from his post of the deputy inspector general (prisons) of Sylhet division. The decision was made on Tuesday after a Dhaka court had sent Partha to jail the previous day in connection with a case filed o

The number of dengue infected patients in different districts is increasing alarmingly, indicating that the disease is quickly spreading across the country. Over 1,250 dengue patients have been identified in Chattogram, Feni, Dinajpur, Mymensingh, Kishoreganj, Brahmanbaria, Narsingdi,

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday directed Awami League leaders and activists to take proper steps to check mosquito breeding.

The father of a US teen arrested in Rome over the killing of an Italian police officer said yesterday his son didn’t know his friend was carrying a knife.

The Chattogram Customs House has yet to start making an inventory of the consignments seized at the port on July 23 on charge of containing large quantities of foreign liquor.

The United States believes that Hamza bin Laden, a son of slain al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and himself a notable figure in the militant group, is dead, a US official said on Wednesday.

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani yesterday mocked a US decision to impose sanctions on his top diplomat Mohammad Javad Zarif, saying it showed Washington was “afraid” of him as tensions again flare between the arch-enemies.

The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday arrested NGO owner Aminul Haque Sarkar in connection with 33 cases filed over misappropriation of about Tk 18.5 crore from Sonali Bank.

From now on, undocumented expatriate workers in Malaysia will be able to seek justice for any sort of exploitation by their employers or agents.

China’s military has released a slick propaganda video showing a drill of armed troops quelling a protest in Hong Kong, as its commander for the city voiced determination to maintain law and order following two months of pro-democracy rallies.

A Malaysian lawmaker apologised yesterday after his proposal for legislation to protect men from being “seduced” by women into committing sex crimes such as rape sparked a storm of criticism.