The bodies of around 40 people were found yesterday in the hold of a stricken migrant boat off the coast of Libya, the Swedish coastguard said, reports AFP from Rome. The macabre discovery was made after Swedish ship the Poseidon was sent to the aid of the stricken vessel by the Italian coastguard,…

A Chittagong court yesterday sent to jail the three lawyers who were arrested for allegedly financing the militant outfit, Shaheed Hamza Brigade, after recording deposition under Section 164 in a case under the Anti-Terrorism Act. The court of Senior Judicial Magistrate, Shahidul Alam, recorded the…

Seven people have been killed as protesters clashed with the police in parts of Gujarat after the brief detention of 21-year-old Hardik Patel last night…

Nation sets to observe the 39th death anniversary of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam across the country today, reports BSS. On this day (12 Bhadra of…

More than 80,000 Hajj visas for Bangladeshi pilgrims have already been issued, newly-appointed Saudi Ambassador to Bangladesh Abdullah H.M. Almutairi informed Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali yesterday. A total of 101,758 pilgrims are expected to perform Hajj this year to take place at the end…