Five suspected robbers were killed in reported gunfights with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) and law enforcement agencies in Khulna and Habiganj early Tuesday. In Khulna: Four suspected forest robbers were killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in the Sundarbans…

A transgender candidate has been elected as councillor for a rural Bangladeshi town, the first in the Muslim-majority nation. Pinki Khatun was elected…

Information minister Hasan Mahmud said many foreign companies are showing foreign channels through direct-to-home (DTH) downlink service without the government’s approval and this will not be allowed to continue. “Since the introduction of the DTH service, Tk. 700-800 crore is being siphoned…

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1yesterday sentenced five Gaibandha Razakars to death for their monstrous crimes against humanity committed in 1971. The first tribunal came up with the judgement almost three months after the conclusion of hearing in the case. The death awardees are – Md…

World football supremo FIFA President Gianni Infantino will arrive in Dhaka in the early hours of tomorrow (Thursday) on a short tour of Bangladesh. He is expected to land at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 1.50am. He will stay overnight at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel. FIFA boss is coming…

A paternal uncle and a cousin of five-year-old child Tuhin Hasan, who was brutally murdered at Kezaura village in Dirai upazila, reportedly confessed before a court yesterday to their involvement in the murder. Chief Judicial Magistrate Shyam Kanta Sinha recorded the confessional statements of victim’s…

British and EU negotiators yesterday scrambled to put together a draft text for a Brexit deal with just two days to go before a key European summit. Both sides voiced cautious optimism that an accord could be reached this week, though European ministers warned they would not let Britain use Northern…

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe promised yesterday to take action after reports emerged of two homeless men being denied access to a Tokyo typhoon shelter as…

Text messaging services were blocked in Indian Kashmir just hours after being restored when a truck driver was killed by suspected militants and his vehicle set ablaze, authorities said yesterday. Separately Indian officials said that a 24-year-old woman died in the latest exchange of artillery fire…