A rare carnivorous plant has found its way into the campus of Dinajpur Government College, triggering curiosity among students and teachers, particularly those studying botany.

Left Democratic Alliance and several Islamist parties may boycott the upcoming upazila polls as they do not see any prospect of a free and fair election.

Two women, including one with speech impairment, were raped in separate incidents in Narayanganj and Satkhira in the last two days.

Former caretaker government adviser barrister Mainul Hosein was released on bail last night, over three months after he was sent to jail on charges of “defaming” a female journalist during a television talk show.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Saturday said he had sought and accepted the resignation of Ottawa's ambassador to China, days after the diplomat sparked controversy with criticism of the US extradition request for a top Huawei executive.

Awami League candidate Younus Ali unofficially won the 11th parliamentary polls from Gaibandha-3 yesterday, defeating his nearest contestant Jatiya Party's (Ershad) Dilara Khandker Shilpi.

Authorities say shootings in two parishes in Louisiana have left five people dead. Authorities identified a suspect, Dakota Theriot, who is still at large.

Pope Francis yesterday acknowledged that the Catholic Church was "wounded by sin" in a message addressed to priests and seminarians reeling from sexual abuse scandals and cover-ups.

Thousands of "yellow vest" protesters returned to the streets of France Saturday to protest against President Emmanuel Macron's policies, clashing with police in several cities in a challenge to his bid to quell the movement.

British MPs could sit longer hours and their February holiday may be scrapped as the government races to pass its Brexit legislation before Britain leaves the EU on March 29, Downing Street said yesterday.

Tanks and air defence missile systems rolled through the heart of Saint Petersburg yesterday as the city formerly known as Leningrad marked the 75th anniversary of the end of a World War II siege that claimed more than 800,000 lives.

The Philippines vowed to destroy those behind twin bombings that killed 20 people during a Sunday church service in the country's restive south, six days after a referendum on autonomy for the mainly Muslim region returned an overwhelming "yes" vote.

Pope Francis will meet young student priests yesterday on the fourth day of his visit to Panama for World Youth Day celebrations, a day after the clergy sex abuse scandal haunting his papacy returned to the spotlight.

Iran has accused France of being a destabilising force in the region after its foreign minister threatened new sanctions against Tehran over its missile programme.

Today is the death anniversary of former finance minister and Awami League leader Shah AMS Kibria, who was killed in a grisly attack 14 years ago.

The Border Guard Bangladesh has “rescued” a member of the Myanmar Army along the border in Bandarban.

The future of the magnificent but decaying PK Sen Bhaban in Chattogram is in limbo as a debate rages over its age, preventing the authorities concerned from preserving it

A Jubo League man was killed by a group of unidentified criminals in Kishoreganj on Friday night.

Two sisters suffered burns as unidentified criminals threw flammable chemicals at them while they were asleep at their home in Habiganj's Madhabpur upazila early Friday.

Stealing the identity of a doctor, a man had been treating patients at a private clinic in Pabna's Bhangura upazila for the last seven years.