Bangladesh Embassy in Tripoli, Libya has asked Bangladesh nationals living there to limit their movement and remain alert to avoid any unexpected incident as trouble-torn North African country sees growing violence, reports UNB. Through a Facebook post, the Bangadesh Mission also advised its nationals…

A United States inter-agency delegation arrives in the capital today to hold a series of meetings with the Bangladesh side to discuss issues including aviation security. Led by US Assistant Secretary for International Affairs at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Alan Bersin, the delegation will…

A Comilla court yesterday granted police the permission to exhume the body of college student Sohagi Jahan Tonu, after eight days of her murder, for further investigation. Earlier, Inspector Monzur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Detective Branch of Comilla district police, submitted a petition to the…

The government has decided to cut the price of furnace oil. The revised price will be announced within a week. This was confirmed by state minister for power, energy and mineral resources Nasrul Hamid yesterday. The state minister, however, said that the government was yet to decide on price cut for…

Pakistan’s army launched raids and arrested suspects yesterday after a Taliban suicide bomber targeting Christians over Easter killed 72 people including many children in a park crowded with families, reports AFP from Lahore. Hundreds more were injured Sunday when explosives packed with ball bearings…

Around 67 per cent of girls aged between 13 and 49 in Bangladesh get married before reaching the age of 18, says a new study by the Population Sciences Department of Dhaka University and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). It also reveals that child marriage has a negative impact on a …