Voicing deep concern over BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s illness, the party yesterday demanded that immediate steps be taken for her proper treatment either at home or abroad as per her desire.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday he has decided to stop implementing all agreements with Israel amid worsening relations between the two sides.

Three years ago, police in India’s northeastern state of Assam were looking for a woman named Madhumala Das, who had been declared an illegal immigrant by a local tribunal.

Nestled in the mist-covered foothills of Taiwan’s central mountain range, Ruan Chiao village is virtually devoid of young people, but artist Wu Tsun-hsien is coaxing the Instagram generation back by transforming local homes into a canvas of colour.

Twelve-year-old Jannati’s dream of going to school was far-fetched because she had to get up early every day and accompany her mother Sukhi Begum for work.

Former chief justice Surendra Kumar Sinha has sought asylum in Canada, claiming that he was threatened for refusing to support political interference in the judiciary, according to a news report.

The overall flood situation in some parts of the north showed signs of improvement yesterday as floodwater started receding. Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre of Bangladesh Water Development Board (WDB) said Brahmaputra, Dharla, Ghaghot, Jam

The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday backed legislation that would impose sanctions on the Saudi royal family and block some weapons sales, pushing back against President Donald Trump’s close ties to the kingdom.

US billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, who is accused of sexually assaulting underage girls, was found injured in his jail cell after a possible suicide attempt, according to sources cited in multiple media reports.

Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque yesterday compared the breeding capacity of Aedes mosquitos with that of the Rohingyas and claimed the rapid spread of mosquito population is the reason behind the increased number of dengue patients.

Australian universities are being investigated over their contracts with Chinese-state run Confucius Institutes, officials said yesterday, amid fresh revelations over the scope of Beijing’s control of teaching in the centres.

A Supreme Court lawyer yesterday filed a writ petition with the High Court seeking its directive on the government to transfer Barguna’s Rifat Sharif murder case to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) or the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) for proper investigation.

A daredevil French inventor yesterday failed in his attempt to fly across the Channel from France to Britain standing on a jet-powered “flyboard”, having to be rescued after falling into the sea, his team said.

Four-year-old Tahsin Tuba plays with a doll that her mother had given her just two weeks ago. Minutes later, she puts the doll away and starts watching cartoons.

World temperatures rose faster in the late 20th century than at any other time in the last 2,000 years, according to research released Wednesday which experts said undermines climate deniers’ questioning of mankind’s role in global warming.

The wife of Pirojpur Sadar upazila assistant commissioner (land) was stabbed again in Pirojpur town yesterday. Aditi Boral, 27, is the wife of Ramananda Pal. She is also the daughter of Awami League leader Kalidas Boral of Chitalmari upazila, who was killed in Bagerhat town in 2000.

Cambodia yesterday rubbished reports of a deal allowing China to use a naval base as “ill-intended” and aimed at inciting unrest in a country whose public is increasingly uneasy about Beijing’s growing influence.

Britain’s new Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday called the current Brexit deal negotiated with the EU “unacceptable” and set preparations for leaving the bloc without an agreement as a “top priority” for the government.

Two suspected criminals were killed in “gunfights” with members of Rab in the capital early yesterday.

Hungry, but don’t have cash? No problem, bring plastic waste and get a free meal, said the mayor of an Indian city where the country’s first “garbage cafe” will open next month.