After coming to Dhaka from Noakhali when he was only 10 years old, Abdul Mannan engaged himself in many an odd job -- from working at restaurants to construction sites -- to save money for himself. He was able to save Tk 10 lakhs, with which he opened up a stationary shop 16 years ago.

Bangladesh Chhatra League yesterday announced its 25-member panel to contest the much-awaited Ducsu election amid Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal's demand for deferring the polls for three months.

The defence and the prosecution are unable to move appeals before the Appellate Division in the sensational BDR carnage case, as the High Court is yet to release the full text of its verdict.

US-backed Syrian forces yesterday warned they were struggling to cope with an outpouring of foreigners from the Islamic State group's imploding "caliphate", urging governments to take responsibility for their citizens.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said over 1.2 million Rohingyas of Myanmar, who fled Rakhine and are sheltered in Bangladesh, are unfortunately eating up much of Bangladesh's forests and creating an environmental disaster.

Chattogram and some of its neighbouring upazilas yesterday faced over two hours of power outage due to some technical glitches in the national grid.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said Bangladesh entered a new level of development with the beginning of constructing a tunnel beneath the Karnaphuli river, which will significantly contribute to the region's socio-economic progress upon its completion.

A sixteen-year-old boy was killed yesterday in an attack, allegedly carried out by some teenagers of a rival gang, in Housing Estate area of Sylhet city.

Saudi Arabia on Saturday named a princess as its first woman ambassador to the United States, a key appointment as the fallout over journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder tests relations between the allies.

The European Union is likely to propose specific actions against Myanmar over the Rohingya crisis during the 40th session of the UN Human Rights Council.

Villagers have pressed charges against Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) over the incident of firing in Lalmonirhat that left three villagers dead earlier this month.

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe yesterday urged partners to commit to stand with Paris in driving back jihadi violence in the Sahel.

Three UN peacekeepers in Mali have been killed by suspected bandits while travelling on leave along the road from the capital Bamako to neighbouring Guinea, sources said.

The United States said Friday it will refuse visas to the Democratic Republic of Congo's election chief and top judge on charges that they undermined long-awaited presidential polls.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel next week to the Philippines, the State Department said Friday, as the former US colony increasingly flirts with regional giant China.

Nicaraguan authorities on Friday postponed the hearings of seven opposition leaders accused of terrorism, after President Daniel Ortega agreed to resume negotiations to resolve the country's political crisis.

The UN Security Council on Friday called on the warring parties in Yemen to immediately implement a deal to pull their forces out of three key ports and a key grain depot.

US Democrats on Friday rolled out their measure aimed at blocking President Donald Trump from circumventing Congress to seize federal dollars for construction of his controversial southern border wall.

China's state-run news agency, Xinhua, on Friday unveiled its newest news anchor, Xin Xiaomeng. Why is this newsworthy? Well, because Xin isn't a real person, but an ultra-realistic computer generated model powered by advanced AI technology.

Two workers were killed and seven others injured in two separate incidents of landslide in Habiganj and Moulvibazar in the last two days.