The mellifluous strains of a flute and a Santal dance sequence marked the opening of Nabanno Utsov at the Institution of Fine Arts of Dhaka University yesterday morning to greet the advent of Agrahayan, the first month of winter in the Bengali calendar. As the sun started breaking through the misty…

Russia's Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev has been charged with taking a bribe to endorse a state takeover, BBC reports. Investigators said he received a $2m (£1.6m) payment. The minister pleaded not guilty to the charge. Ulyukayev is the highest-ranking Russian official held since the 1991…

A Bangladeshi national was allegedly shot to death by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Kushkhali border in Sadar upazila of Satkhira early Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Moslem Uddin, 35, son of Johor Ali of Panchroki village in Sadar upazila. Abu Taher, a brother of the…