Amnesty International said it has received "credible reports" that Sudanese security forces have shot dead 37 protesters in a crackdown on demonstrations roiling the country.

The famous Bangla poet of “Amalkanti is my friend …he wanted to be sunshine” is no more.

Voters in Netrokona-4 had high hopes for a tough race as three women with graduate degrees were running for parliament from there.

Stepping into Chuadanga on Sunday afternoon, the first thing that stood out was the absence of “sheaf of paddy”, the electoral symbol of the BNP.

Abdul Awal, 58, cannot hold back his excitement as for the first time in his life he would be voting in the 11th parliamentary polls on December 30.

Some 90 people, including Awami League and BNP men, were accused in a case on Monday over “setting fire to an election camp” of Narayanganj-5 grand alliance candidate Salim Osman.

The mobile internet may be downgraded on the election day as well as the day before and after it, said officials who attended a meeting at the Election Commission yesterday.

Australia will introduce new surveillance technology for a "crackdown" on drones next year, aviation authorities said yesterday, as concerns mount over their increasing prevalence in public areas.

A famous Turkish actor yesterday testified to Istanbul prosecutors after authorities opened a probe into whether comments he made on television threatened President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with death, local media reported.

Jatiya Party Central Committee Vice President and local lawmaker Shawkat Chowdhury has allegedly been directing his followers to campaign for his rival BNP candidate Amzad Hossain Sarker ever since his nomination for Nilphamari-4 was cancelled.

A Nasa spacecraft is hurtling toward a historic New Year's Day flyby of the most distant planetary object ever studied, a frozen relic of the early solar system called Ultima Thule.

Dozens of filled body bags were hauled away from buildings flattened by Indonesia's volcano-triggered tsunami yesterday, as the death toll climbed to 373 and search teams pushed on with the grim hunt for corpses.

The United States has urged Bangladesh to do more to ensure a free election, blaming government foot-dragging on issuing visas for the cancelation of an international monitoring mission.

Former Pakistani leader Nawaz Sharif was sentenced to seven years in prison for corruption yesterday, state media reported, the latest conviction in a series of allegations which saw him ousted from power last year.

The world of music has lost another of its much-revered artistes, Dwijen Mukhopadhyay whose contributions have enriched it for more than half a century.

The BNP has virtually been sidelined in its Lakshmipur stronghold while its rival Awami League's campaigning has been going on in full swing.

The tussle in the Awami League camp of Munshiganj-3 seems to have subsided following a rebel campaigning for the nominee.

Air tickets for domestic and international tourist destinations have become scarce since the middle of this month, due to the ongoing rush of holidaymakers.

Canada has encouraged all involved in the electoral process to work together in fostering a peaceful campaign environment, enabling the people of Bangladesh to participate safely in free, fair, inclusive and credible elections.

Migration overseas for jobs has declined by around 27 percent this year from the scenario last year, according to a research.