Angry Bangladeshi workers vandalised the Bangladesh Embassy in Kuwait and beat up a senior diplomat and several other employees demanding salary arrears and work permit from their local employers on Thursday.

Two senior BNP leaders yesterday called for bringing changes in the party leadership through a national council.

Accusing the ruling party of “hijacking” people's voting rights, Gano Forum President and Jatiya Oikyafront leader Dr Kamal Hossain yesterday warned that those involved in it would not be spared.

Jatiya Party Co-Chair GM Quader will act as the party chief in absence of HM Ershad.

Rapid Action Battalion yesterday detained five people on charges of spreading propaganda and committing fraud by creating fake accounts on social media using names of several political leaders, including Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

There is neither any conflict nor any tension in the Awami League-led Grand Alliance, said AL General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday.

Barrister Mainul Hosein’s bail in 14 defamation lawsuits has been upheld in the apex court.

None of the 20 missing people have been found in three days after a boat capsized in the Meghna river near Charjhapta area of Munshiganj early Tuesday.

A construction worker was killed and seven others were injured when part of an under-construction building of Kushtia Medical College Hospital collapsed yesterday.

Two journalists of Jamuna Television were beaten up allegedly by a Jubo League activist and his accomplices in Maltinagar area of Bogura town yesterday.

Turkey yesterday deported a journalist for the largest Dutch financial newspaper, Het Financieele Dagblad, citing unspecified 'security-related concerns', the paper said.

Scientists have unveiled what they say is an ideal diet for the health of the planet and its populations - including a doubling of consumption of nuts, fruits, vegetables and legumes, and a halving of meat and sugar intake.

None of the 14 ride-sharing companies that sought BRTA registration have been able to fulfill the required conditions, although a guideline mentioning the conditions was put in force 10 months ago.

Looking up at the Mayor Hanif Flyover at Sayedabad end, one can find two large road signs that read “vehicle stoppage is not allowed” and “crossing or movement of the pedestrian is prohibited”.

A Bangladeshi in Ajman, UAE, has been honoured by the local authorities for his bravery after he rose to the challenge and saved the life of a three-year-old boy.

Bangladesh violently cracked down on criticism of the ruling Awami League ahead of national elections in 2018, Human Rights Watch said yesterday in its World Report 2019.

A Feni court yesterday placed Kawsar Bin Kashem, the prime accused of a case filed over gang-raping and torturing four women in captivity, on a five-day remand.

At least 20 people are feared dead after a boat sank in the Meghna river early yesterday.At least 20 people are feared dead after a sand-laden boat sank in the Meghna river early Tuesday.

At least 1,300 Rohingya Muslims have crossed into Bangladesh from India since the start of the year, an official said yesterday, as fears of deportation to Myanmar spark an exodus.

Bangladesh and the United States will hold a crucial political consultation in Washington DC next week.