The death toll of Bangladeshi nationals in Libya boat capsize has risen to 24, including three children, UNB reports quoting a Bangladeshi diplomat. …

Several witnesses have identified one of the four suspects detained by police as being physically present during the murder of blogger Niladri Chatterjee Niloy, police said. While addressing a press conference at the Dhaka Metropolitan Police(DMP) Media Centre in the capital, Joint Commissioner (Detective…

Tens of thousands of Malaysians streamed into central Kuala Lumpur yesterday to call for the prime minister’s ouster over corruption allegations and demand broader reforms, spurning warnings by police who have declared the rally illegal, reports AFP from, Kuala Lumpur. The capital’s historic…

The government of India is working on an ordinance to amend the Citizenship Act to grant citizenship to ‘persecuted’ Hindu refugees from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan, reports the Times of India from New Delhi. While the ordinance will cover refugees from three nations, it is primarily…

A large number of shop owners of Rajdhani and New Rajdhani Super Market in Tikatuli of the capital have brought allegations of extortion against Dhaka South City Corporation ward 39 councilor Moinul Haque Monju, who is also a senior leader of the Mohanagar Awami League. The shop owners brought the allegation…