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.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says Bangladesh is committed to leading by example again in case of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as it surprised the world with its achievements in MDGs.

Two workers die after inhaling toxic gas while cleaning the chest house of a paper mill at Baromile of Kahaloo upazila in Bogra.

Woman wakes up at Pakistan morgue during the ritual bath ceremony.

A 14-year-old Pakistani girl, Hadiqa Bashir, is honoured with ‘Mohammad Ali Interna­tional Humanitarian Award’ in the US for her struggle against underage marriages.

Myanmar's president has signed a law requiring Buddhist women to seek permission before marrying outside their faith. Parliament passed the bill in July

Eight persons died when a mini truck carrying around 20 people, a team of local kabaddi players, overturned and fell off a bridge near Suarapalli village on the Lahunipara-Baharaposi in Sundargarh district.

Nepal has formally adopted a new constitution, nearly a decade after the country ended a long-running civil war.