Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have arrested another accused in the case filed over the killing of a self-proclaimed "Pir", Abdur Rahman, also known as Shamim Reza and Jahangir, in a mob ...

Indigenous Australians ⁠make up ​around 3.8% of Australia's population of about 27 million, but track near the bottom ​in almost every economic and social indicator and have disproportionately high ra ...

The blockade continued for around an hour, causing disruption on the Lalmonirhat-Rangpur highway, before police arrived at the scene and brought the situation under control.

The day commemorates three key events in the life of Gautama Buddha—the birth of Siddhartha Gautama, his attainment of supreme enlightenment, and his entry into Nirvana, the sublime cessation of all ...

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Police have recovered a truck loaded with 15,200kg of KSRM-brand iron rods following a hijacking incident on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway and arrested two in connection with it.

The day is a public holiday in many countries, and demonstrations, some of which have turned violent in the past, are expected in many of the world’s major cities.

According to factory supervisor Mohammad Abdul Mannan, Miraj was seriously injured after being hit by a machine while working ...

A dispute between two Bangladeshi expatriate brothers in Italy has ended in a tragic murder, with the elder brother allegedly ...

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The US president also joked about his own physical fitness, suggesting he would have no difficulty qualifying for space travel.

The worst-affected upazilas include Baniachong, where about 3,350 hectares of cropland have been damaged, followed by Lakhai with 2,370 hectares, Ajmiriganj with 2,070 hectares, and Nabiganj with ...