The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) have arrested a top militant leader of Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) and two other members of the banned outfit, police said yesterday. DMP deputy commissioner (media and public relation) Masudur Rahman said the three were arrested by Counter Terrorism…

The campaigning for the Rangpur-3 parliamentary by-election, slated for October 5, ended yesterday. The Election Commission (EC) has banned the plying of various vehicles and holding any kind of meeting or gathering for the sake of holding the by-poll in a fair and peaceful manner. An EC circular said…

The government is considering banning production, import and marketing of e-cigarettes in the country soon to refrain the youths from consuming the harmful tobacco products. “It will be a time-befitting decision to ban the production, import and marketing of all kinds of products made from tobacco,…

Saima Wazed Hossain, Chairperson of the Bangladesh National Advisory Committee for Autism and Neuro-developmental Disorders, has been listed among 100…

A total of 361 people were hospitalised across the country with dengue in the last 24 hours till 8am yesterday. Of them, 100 were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and 261 in other parts of the country, said the Directorate General of Health Services. Currently, 1,419 dengue patients, including 505 in…

 The US government plans to collect the DNA of all migrants detained after entering the country illegally, officials said Wednesday. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is developing a plan to take DNA samples from each of the undocumented immigrants and store it in a national database for…

The year is 2025 and militants have attacked India's parliament, killing most of its leaders. New Delhi retaliates by sending tanks into the part of Kashmir controlled by Pakistan. Fearing it will be overrun, Islamabad hits the invading forces with its battlefield nuclear weapons, triggering the…

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson met his senior ministers yesterday before setting out on a delicate mission to convince sceptical EU leaders to back his new Brexit plan. Johnson is racing against time and facing headwinds across European capitals as he tries to rally support for a new approach…

Facebook on Wednes­day was dealt a major blow in the EU's top court, which ruled that national courts in Europe can order online platforms to…