Holy Ashura, commemorating the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA), will be observed in the country on October 1, reports UNB. The decision was taken at a meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee held at the conference room of Islamic Foundation’s Baitul Mukarram office yesterday after…

Nine people were killed and 14 more injured as a truck of Bangladesh Red Crescent carrying relief for Rohingya refugees skidded off the road into a paddy field near Chakdala area under Naikhonchhari upazila in Bandarban yesterday. The deceased were identified as Abdullah, 18, son of Md Hamid, Churut…

The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) yesterday arrested a ramp model-turned operative of the Neo-Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) belonging to Sarwar-Tamim…

North Korea's foreign minister has brushed aside US President Donald Trump's fiery threat to destroy his nation, comparing it to a "dog's bark" and suggesting Pyongyang would not be deterred by the rhetoric, reports AFP from Seoul. Trump used his stormy maiden address at the United…

An Indian TV news reporter was abducted and killed while covering a protest rally in the remote northeastern state of Tripura, the second journalist to be killed in the country this month, police said Thursday, reports AP from New Delhi. Shantanu Bhowmick, who was working for "Dinraat" or…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday underscored the need for creating a global fund on water SDG to support research, innovation and technology transfer, and investing heavily in resilient and innovative water infrastructures to create new narratives and renewed values on water, reports UNB. "To…