Muhammad Khasru, the pioneer of film society movement in Bangladesh, died at a city hospital yesterday. He was 70.

Three people were killed and seven others injured when a bus collided head-on with a three-wheeler in Lalmonirhat Sadar last night.

Two alleged robbers were killed in a “gunfight” with police in Kushtia's Daulatpur upazila early yesterday.

A battery-run rickshaw driver was shot dead by unknown miscreants in Narankhia area in Khagrachhari yesterday evening.

Thousands of Muslims raise their hands seeking blessings for mankind as the second phase of Biswa Ijtema concludes with the Akheri Munajat -- on the bank of Turag river in Tongi.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday expressed discontent over the quality of roads as some of them get damaged even after a short spell of rain within two or three months of construction.

A Pirojpur court yesterday sent war criminal Delowar Hossain Sayedee's son Masood Sayedee to jail in connection with a case filed under the explosives substances act.

The government cannot disclose the Farashuddin-led committee's investigation report on Bangladesh Bank reserve heist so that probe by the Criminal Investigation Department is not “influenced”, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal told parliament last night.

National Housing Authority (NHA) conducts an eviction drive at a slum in Bhashantek of the city.

An explosion in Cairo on Monday killed two policemen who were chasing a man believed to have targeted security staff near a mosque last week, Egypt's interior ministry said.

Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal lawmaker Mayeen Uddin Khan Badal in parliament last night opposed the “signing of a defence pact” between Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia, saying it may invite danger for the country.

President Abdul Hamid yesterday urged the media to play a responsible role by following journalistic codes and prioritising national interests.

A Zimbabwe court yesterday convicted leading opposition figure Tendai Biti of an election crime and fined him for announcing his own results for presidential polls last July, which he claimed he won.

Poland pulled out of a planned summit in Israel yesterday, its prime minister said, after Israel's acting foreign minister said "many Poles" had collaborated with the Nazis in World War Two and shared responsibility for the Holocaust.

North Korea is facing a "significant, historic turning point", state media said yesterday, ahead of a highly-anticipated second summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un.

An eastern Chinese province plans to ban teachers from assigning homework to be completed on cellphone apps as part of efforts to preserve students' eyesight.

A proper documentation of testimonies of “irregularities” during the 11th parliamentary election is required for upholding democratic practices, said speakers at a discussion yesterday.

The Maitree Express grabs all the limelight for connecting Bangladesh and India via rail but a little-known train has been running between the two countries since 1902.

Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Nahyan yesterday assured Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina that the UAE would give due consideration to Bangladesh's demands, including manpower export and increasing investment.

Four years after the killing of writer-blogger Avijit Roy, counterterrorism officials yesterday finalised charges against six people, with the prime accused and mastermind behind the sensational murder Maj (sacked) Ziaul Haque still at large.