An Australian photographer has captured a rare moment of animal communion with a shot of a fur seal surfing a humpback whale off the New South Wales coast.…

At least 170 people were killed after an oil tanker exploded in South Sudan, BBC reports quoting officials. The tanker had veered off the road in Maridi,…

The government has suspended the screening of 'Rana Plaza', a movie based on the rescue of victim Reshma alive from the ruins of Rana Plaza building after 17 days of its collapse, reports UNB. "In the light of the observation of the Appellate Division (AD) the Supreme Court (SC), the screening…

About 1,000 Asian pilgrims were evacuated early Thursday from their hotel in the Saudi city of Mecca, hit by a fire that injured two people, the civil defence agency said, reports AFP from Mecca. Firefighters “rescued two pilgrims who were hurt” by the fire in an eighth-floor room of the…

The second Maitree Express between Khulna and Kolkata is likely to hit the rail tracks in 2016 as India has agreed to consider Bangladesh’s proposal in this regard, sources at the Prime Minister’s Office has said. All issues will be discussed in the next ‘Inter-Governmental Railway…

The by-election to Tangail-4 constituency will be held on 10 November instead of 28 October. The Election Commission yesterday issued a notification rescheduling the by-polls to the constituency that fell vacant following the resignation of former minister Abdul Latif Siddique from parliament. The commission…