The suspected mastermind of the attacks on the Hindu community in Nasirnagar upazila of Brahmanbaria was released on bail on Thursday afternoon after serving five months and a 10 days in jail. Dewan Atiqur Rahan Ankhi, the suspended chairman of Haripur Union Parishad, was released from the district…

Donald Trump's former national security advisor Michael Flynn was to appear in court yesterday after being charged with lying over his Russian contacts, as part of the FBI's probe into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Moscow, reports AFP. Flynn was charged Thursday with one…

Noting that none of us is above the law, Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu yesterday said the cases against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia are running as per law and court, reports UNB. Inu, also the president of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD), made the remarks while talking to reporters after a view…

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for a renewed commitment to finish what they have started and to make the AIDS epidemic a thing of the past, reports UNB. "The world is well on its way to meeting the target of ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030," he said in a message marking…

Seven people, including a minor, were killed and at least 20 others injured in a road accident as a bus rammed a truck in Betgram area on Dhaka-Khulna Highway in Gopalganj sadar upazila yesterday, reports UNB. Of the deceased, two were identified as Yunus Khan, 50, son of Lutfur Rahman of Kathi village…

Customs officials arrested two Indian citizens along with 20 gold bars worth Tk one crore from international check post of Benapole Port in Jessore yesterday, reports UNB. The arrestees were identified as Nasirul Haque, 38, son of Nurul Haque, a resident of Iqbalnagar in Delhi and Sanjib Varma, 35,…

Former US president Barack Obama launched a veiled barb at his successor Donald Trump yesterday, saying there is "a pause in American leadership" on climate change. Since leaving office in January, Obama has been relatively restrained in his comments about Trump, who frequently fires broadsides…

A sexagenarian man was stabbed to death allegedly by his son at Beelpar village in Chunarughat uapzila in Habiganj yesterday, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Foyez Miah, 65. Quoting witness, Km Azmiruzzaman, officer-in-charge of Chunarughat Police Station, said Imran Miah, 22, son of the…