A lone Islamic State gunman rampaged through a Sikh temple in the heart of the Afghan capital, Kabul, yesterday, killing 25 worshippers and wounding eight,…

History has always been shaped by the forces of extraordinary leadership. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman who had made the history of Bangladesh, was not only a Bangladeshi politician and statesman, but he also was known as the “leader of the leaders”. The Father of the Nation Bangabandhu…

High Court (HC) in an observation yesterday said lockdown is a good solution to prevent spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) as is the case in China, which has successfully overcome the deadly virus attack after declaring lockdown in affected areas. A bench of the HC, comprising Justice Md Ashraful Kamal…

At least fourteen people, including a BGB man, were killed and thirty-four others injured in separate road crashes in Bandarban, Bogura, Rajshahi, Kushtia and Mymensingh districts yesterday. In Bandarban, a member of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) was killed and four others were injured after a truck…

Five Bangladeshis — including three women and two men — died of COVID-19 in two hospitals of New York in the United States within a day. Three of them died in Elmhurst Hospital, while two others passed away in Plainview Hospital. One of the male patients at Elmhurst Hospital hailed from…

The mass media and utility services will remain out of the purview of ten-day general holidays announced by the government recently. Utility service providers including Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Dhaka WASA), Dhaka Electric Supply Authority (DESA), Dhaka Electric Supply Company Limited…

Turkish prosecutors have charged 20 suspects including two former top aides to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the 2018 murder of Riyadh critic journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Prosecutors accuse Saudi Arabia's deputy intelligence chief Ahmed al-Assiri and the royal court's media czar…

Prince Charles, the eldest son and heir to Queen Elizabeth II, is showing mild symptoms of the new coronavirus but "otherwise remains in good health",…