The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-1 arrested five suspected militants, including four members of banned Islamist outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh…

Detectives claimed to have arrested publisher Faisal Arefin Dipan murder prime accused Shamim from Gazipur city’s Tongi early Wednesday, reports UNB. The arrestee, Shamim alias Somir alias Imran, with Tk2 lakh bounty on him is a top leader of Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT). A team of the Detective…

The world's largest aircraft suffered cockpit damage yesterday after nosediving while landing on its second test flight, but there were no injuries,…

Turkish tanks backed by fighter jets and special forces rolled into Syria yesterday in an unprecedented operation to drive Islamic State jihadists out…

While the government is naturally pleased with the upcoming visit of United States Secretary of State John Kerry, experts have placed great emphasis on making the most of it by highlighting the issues important for the country. “John Kerry is coming on August 29. He was supposed to come earlier.…

A stoning ritual which led to the deaths of about 2,300 people during last year’s hajj will be more tightly controlled during next month’s pilgrimage, Saudi newspapers reported yesterday, reports AFP from Riyadh. The period during which pilgrims can perform the Jamarat ritual will be reduced…

Janmashtami, marking the birth of Lord Krishna, to be observed today with due religious fervour, reports UNB. According to Hindu religion, Lord Vishnu incarnated in the universe as Lord Krishna in the prison of Raja Kangsa on this day, the eighth of “Shukla Pakkha” (bright fortnight) in…

A rocky planet that might have aliens on it has been found, close enough that humans could travel there, reports The Independent, UK. The new world is just slightly bigger than Earth and sits about four light years away, orbiting Proxima Centauri. That star is the nearest one to our solar system. As…