The holy Shab-e-Barat, the 15th of Shaban, also known as the night of blessings and glory, observed across the country on Thursday with due religious zeal and solemnity, reports BSS. It is believed that if one prays throughout the night for forgiveness, their sins are forgiven. The night is devoted…

The first match of the tri-series in Dublin between Ireland and Bangladesh was abandoned after just 31.1 overs yesterday because of rain, cutting short a fine innings by Tamim Iqbal, reports AFP. The Tigers were 157 for four against hosts Ireland when the players were forced off the field, with Tamim…

Reiterating that no rapist will be spared, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan yesterday said all the accused in the Banani rape case will be hunted down, reports UNB. “Two of the accused have already been arrested and the rest will be booked soon. There’s no influence from anyone in this regard,”…

Nepal yesterday signed up to China's new Silk Road drive, a massive infrastructure project spanning some 65 countries at the centre of the Asian giant's…

A suicide bomb blast that targeted the convoy of a top senator in southwest Pakistan killed at least 17 people and wounded more than 30 others, officials told AFP yesterday. The attack in Mastung district, roughly an hour east of provincial capital Quetta, struck a vehicle carrying the deputy chairman…

The UN’s Habitat data, collected from national census offices, gives the number one spot to Dhaka as the densest country in the world, with a density of 44,500 people per sq km, reports the Guardian.  It’s mostly Asian cities in the top of the list: Mumbai is second, while Manila is…