The conductor of Suprobhat Paribahan yesterday confessed to a magistrate that he was driving the bus that ran over and killed university student Abrar Ahmed Chowdhury on March 19.

Workers of different state-owned jute mills yesterday blocked roads and railways in Chattogram, Khulna and Jashore to press home their nine-point demand, including payment of their arrears and implementation of the National Wage Scale-2015.

At least one person was killed and more than 21 were injured in post-upazila polls violence in Brahmanbaria and Barguna districts Monday night.

Three Pakistani soldiers were killed and seven Pakistani posts across the LoC were destroyed as the Indian Army retaliated to cross-border shelling by Pakistani troops who targeted border areas in Rajouri and Poonch districts, officials said yesterday.

Shouhardo Paribahan, the direct bus service between Kolkata and Dhaka, has come to a halt, much to the frustration of passengers across the borders.

Two Bangladeshi nationals died from bullet wounds in Chapainawabganj's Shibganj upazila yesterday.

Water and sanitation systems in Bangladesh's healthcare facilities remain below the global average.

Law Minister Anisul Huq yesterday said former chief justice Surendra Kumar Sinha had intended to stage a judicial coup.

The holy Shab-e-Meraj will be observed tonight across the country with due respect and religious fervour.

As many as 14,988 candidates were absent from the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations and 27 others were expelled on the first day of the exam yesterday.

The trend of poor voter turnout continued in the fourth phase of the upazila elections as around 36 percent cast ballots, the lowest of the four phases.

A traffic sergeant was closed yesterday after a video clip of him assaulting a biker of a ride-hailing service in Hatirjheel area went viral.

US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad said yesterday he was in Kabul to meet with Afghan officials ahead of his next round of talks with the Taliban aimed at ending more than 17 years of war.

New Zealand will crack down on firearms ownership this week after the Christchurch mosques massacre that claimed 50 lives -- and the Kiwi gun lobby, for the most part, is okay with that.

The White House on Sunday defended President Donald Trump's decision to cut off aid to three small Central American countries, insisting they weren't doing enough to stop the flow of migrants to the United States.

Japan yesterday declared the name of its new imperial era when Crown Prince Naruhito becomes emperor on May 1, with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe saying it emphasised traditional values at a turning point in the nation's history.

British MPs were set to try again to chart a new Brexit course yesterday after rejecting Prime Minister Theresa May's deal for a third time, but the EU warned its patience was wearing thin.

The state-owned Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will start selling commodities at a subsidised rate across the country on April 22 on the occasion of Ramadan next month.

India and Pakistan yesterday exchanged fire across the border in Kashmir, officials said, killing a young girl and a soldier in just the latest bloodshed in the restive mountainous region.

While six-year-old Hridoy Khan was growing up, her mother Fatema Begum noticed that he needed special care.