Bangladesh's capital Dhaka topped the list of cities with worst air in the Air Quality Index (AQI) yesterday morning. It had an AQI score of 408 at 09:38am. The air was classified as 'hazardous'. An AQI score is between 301 and 500 implies health warnings of emergency conditions and the…

The paper book of the much-talked-about death reference of Nusrat Jahan Rafi murder case is now ready for hearing. Supreme Court (SC) special officer…

Police's Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit arrested nine suspected members of banned militant group 'Allahr Dal' from a house at Arambagh in the city on Wednesday night. The arrestees are - Manik Akanda alias Mehedi Hasan, 32, of Bogura, Jahir Uddin Babor, 20, of Noakhali,…

The main accused in the Ansar member Hossain Ali murder case, Jewel (29), was killed in a gunfight in front of a dairy firm in the Hashimpur Bazar area under Kotwali thana early yesterday.  The police recovered a pistol, a one-shooter gun, and 12 rounds of ammunition from the spot. Additional Superintendent…

A suspected Hindu nationalist yesterday live-streamed himself minutes before opening fire on university students protesting against India's new citizenship law. One student was reportedly shot in the hand before police arrested the alleged gunman, who timed his attack to coincide with the anniversary…

The Israeli army announced an increased presence in the West Bank and near Gaza Wednesday evening, as US President Donald Trump's controversial peace…

Australia was bracing for a heatwave to sweep across the country's fire-ravaged southeast in the coming days, with the forecast stoking fears the soaring temperatures could inflame bushfires. Temperatures reached above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) on Thursday in South Australia state,…

On a frosty January morning in a Minneapolis suburb, Abigail Hansmeyer leaves her car engine running and takes out a brown paper bag carrying needles and a vial, handing it over to its recipient in an anonymous shopping center parking lot. The exchange is technically illegal, but these aren't illicit…