A-maze-ing: a snow labyrinth in the frigid, windswept prairies of Western Canada has broken the record for the world's biggest.

A rape accused was killed in a “gunfight” between two groups of drug peddlers in Jashore town's Kholadanga area early yesterday.

The CID's Forensic DNA Laboratory has so far identified 11 bodies, burnt beyond recognition in the fatal Chawkbazar fire, through DNA tests.

High-resolution satellite images reviewed by Reuters show that a religious school run by Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) in northeastern Pakistan appears to be still standing days after India claimed its warplanes had hit the Islamist group's training camp on the site and killed a large number of militants.

Bangladesh expects Saudi investments of up to $20 billion in various projects, including high-speed train link, oil refinery and an aircraft repair and maintenance facility.

Due to hazardous levels of air pollution, a parliamentary body yesterday asked the environment, forest and climate change ministry to take measures so that the health ministry issues a public health alert urging people to avoid the capital, Narayanganj, Gazipur and Chattogram cities, unless it is an emergency.

The High Court yesterday said the Anti-Corruption Commission must take the responsibility for Jaha Alam not getting bail much earlier.

European Union Ambassador to Bangladesh Rense Teerink yesterday said the EU wanted to continue working with Bangladesh.

A nation waited with bated breaths days before Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's soon-to-be historic rally to be held at Race Course ground.

Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) yesterday knocked down 57 illegal structures in Keraniganj's Madyachar and Basila as part of the ongoing drive against illegal establishments along the Buriganga and the Turag.

Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh yesterday inaugurated an advanced electronic surveillance “smart fencing” system along a geographically-tough 61-km stretch of Assam's border with Bangladesh to tackle cross-border crimes and provide respite to BSF personnel from round-the-clock patrolling.

Pakistan has stopped an Indian submarine from entering its waters, the navy said yesterday, as tensions continue to run high between the nuclear-armed foes.

The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday submitted a report to the High Court, claiming that the commission was not responsible for Jaha Alam being in jail for three years due to an identity mess-up.

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A schoolgirl was murdered, allegedly after being raped and a woman was gang-raped in two districts in different incidents on Monday.

Doctors at Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore were considering to conduct a bypass surgery on ailing Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader, a Bangladeshi physician said yesterday.

As campaigns and preparations for the upcoming Ducsu polls are in full swing on Dhaka University campus, differently abled students are not lagging far behind.

The government has assured the BNP of taking all necessary actions to ensure proper treatment of its chief Khaleda Zia.

Rapid Action Battalion yesterday seized 3,700 kilogrammes of flammable chemicals from four warehouses in Armanitola area of Old Dhaka and fined the owners Tk 10 lakh.

An Awami League leader was killed and 22 others were injured in factional clashes over the upcoming upazila election in three districts from Sunday night till yesterday.