Theatre activists protest at arson attack on Bahurupi

Theatre activists on Saturday demanded exemplary punishment of the perpetrators who launched an arson attack on Bahurupi Natya Sangstha in Mymensingh.

Transgenders protest at killing of leader

Transgender people on Saturday demanded arrest and exemplary punishment of the killers of their leader Haider in Jamalpur.

12 killed in road accidents

At least 12 people were killed and 33 others injured in separate road accidents in Tangail, Sylhet and Munshiganj on Saturday.

Dhaka, Ottawa agree solution to Noor Chy’s extradition

Bangladesh and Canada have agreed to find out a solution to the extradition of Noor Chowdhury, the self-confessed killer of Bangladesh’s founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, through discussion.

Work together to prevent world’s most devastating diseases: PM

The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, has urged the international community to work together to prevent three of the world’s most devastating diseases — AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.

US Air Force grounds F-35 fighter jets

The US Air Force said Friday it has grounded 10 of its F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, just over a month after they were declared "combat ready."

Residents of Aleppo neighborhood still feel the pain of war

The sounds of intermittent shelling are a reminder of just how fragile the nationwide truce in Syria is. Syrian authorities gave our crew access to an area that saw some of the worst fighting in the run-up to the cessation of hostilities: Aleppo's southern suburb of Ramouseh.

US says it killed new ISIS information minister in drone strike

Just weeks after ISIS suffered a major loss when its chief spokesman was taken out in an air attack, the US announced it had killed his close associate in a strike.

Pakistan mosque: Suicide attack leaves 25 dead

A suicide attack at a Pakistani mosque in the country's tribal areas killed at least 25 people Friday, an official told CNN.

PM in Montreal to attend GF confce

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina arrived in Montreal on Thursday afternoon on a four-day official visit to Canada at the invitation of her Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau to attend the Fifth Replenishment Conference of the Global Fund.