Six Ansar men have been withdrawn from duty at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) following allegations that a patient was raped by the law enforcement…

Hundreds of schools were ordered to close indefinitely in Kashmir yesterday after shelling by Indian and Pakistani troops in the disputed region killed 14 civilians in two days, reports AFP from Srinagar, India. Authorities on the Indian-administered side of Kashmir, which is split between the two nations,…

Two reports have warned of an explosion in cancer deaths among women, with a toll, mainly from breast cancer, of some 5.5 million per year by 2030 --…

The High Court yesterday ordered the two city corporations of Dhaka to remove banners and festoons immediately after these were pasted on various roads,…

Five people were arrested along with crude bombs, sharp weapons and jihadist books from Gozari forest area at Bongram under Gazipur sader upazila early yesterday.  The arrestees were identified as Tanvirul Haque Sajul, 23, of Kaosilpara area of Bogra sader upazila, Mohammed Harun Mia, 37, of Satuta…

Foreign diplomats visited flashpoint areas of Myanmar’s strife-torn Rakhine state yesterday, authorities said, as pressure mounts on the government to address accusations of rights abuses in a region home to the Muslim Rohingya minority, reports AFP from Yangon. The military has heavily restricted…

Three cases were filed yesterday over Tuesday’s factional clash of Juba League activists in Chittagong over establishing supremacy. Thirty people were named while 40 unknown people were also made accused in the cases. However, police could not arrest anyone till filing the report around 9pm yesterday.Equipped…