A Sylhet court yesterday deferred the hearing on the blogger Ananta Bijoy Das murder case to November 4.

Authorities in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province on Monday began tearing down several small Christian churches after hardline Muslims demanded their closure.

Hundreds of people in Dhaka suffered immensely as transport workers suspended bus operations for hours protesting the sentencing of a bus helper to one-month imprisonment and the alleged beating up of a bus driver.

An eight-year-old girl was rapped allegedly by a neighbouring youth at Bibhar village in Aditmari upazila on Friday.

Chittagong detectives have detained a suspected organiser of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) over the

The Philippines is preparing for a typhoon that is forecast to dump heavy rain and cause severe flooding when it arrives at the weekend.

A partial reconstruction of a Malaysia Airlines jet made of wreckage found strewn across eastern Ukraine tells the graphic story of its violent last moments after being hit by a surface-to-air missile.

Stem borer, locally known as majra poka, and leaf folding disease have attacked recently planted aman in different areas of Patuakhali district, much to the worry of farmers.

Police arrested a human trafficker from Sabrang area in Teknaf upazila of the district early yesterday.

A college girl sustained burn injuries as a youth threw acid on her for refusing his marriage proposal in Jamalganj upazila of Sunamganj

Security has been strengthened in all jails across Bangladesh after the killings of foreign nationals, the chief of prisons has said. Though there has been no formal alert issued from the government, the prisons are now under strict vigilance.

Aung San Suu Kyi intends to lead a new Myanmar government if her party wins historic polls despite being barred from the presidency, she says in an interview broadcast yesterday.

A newly appointed housemaid allegedly doped four members of a family and made away with valuables worth around Tk 5 lakh from a

Rescuers yesterday found the wreckage of a plane carrying 10 people that disappeared during a flight in central Indonesia last week, the

Myanmar's firebrand Buddhist monk Wirathu has openly endorsed President Thein Sein's ruling party in the Nov 8 general election, saying Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition party was "full of themselves" and unlikely to win the vote.

Victim’s father sues Gaibandha-1 ruling Awami League lawmaker Manzurul Islam Liton for attempting to murder his 10-year-old son Sourav Mia. Meanwhile, the MP has surrendered his licensed firearms to a police station.

A man died falling from a mahogany tree at Ratandia village in Monirampur upazila of Jessore district yesterday morning. The deceased was identified as

A housewife came under acid attack when she refused advances by a neighbour in Kumarkhali upazila town of the district yesterday.

In joint with the Hong Kong Conservancy Association and Long Valley Eco Paddy, Pokfulam villagers and volunteers crafted the dragon with the grasses from the first batch of harvest from the local eco farm.

Indian police claim to arrest a wanted militant of the Jama’tul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in connection to the Burdwan blast case.