An alleged robber was killed in a gunfight with police in Sadirchar area of Kishoreganj district early yesterday, said police. The deceased was identified as Fudur Ali Ripan, 30, son of late Murshid Mia of Dorighagtia village in Bazitpur. Makbul Hossain, officer-in-charge of Bazitpur Police Station…

Another part of the much-awaited Moghbazar-Mouchak Flyover was opened to traffic on Thursday as part of efforts to ease traffic congestions on Eskaton-Mouchak…

Commerce minister Tofail Ahmed yesterday said that the price of salt in Bangladesh will return to normal within a short period of time. “A total of 1.5 lakh tonnes of salt have already been imported and an additional one lakh tonne will be imported,” the minister told reporters at the Secretariat…

President Barack Obama moved to restore trade benefits to Myanmar, saying broader sanctions would soon be scrapped as he hosted the country’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi at the White House Wednesday, reports AFP from Washington. Welcoming her for the first time since her historic election…

Typhoon Meranti battered southeastern China with heavy winds and torrential rain yesterday, cutting power, ripping up trees and smashing windows, a day…

Britain’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia has been inundated with congratulations from across the Islamic world after it emerged that he converted to…