MSF says 26 staff missing from South Sudan violence
3 March 2026, 01:25 AM
Africa & rest of the world
At least 38 killed in armed attack in north-west Nigeria
21 February 2026, 19:36 PM
Africa & rest of the world
Attackers kill at least 50 in Nigeria
21 February 2026, 04:12 AM
World
RSF actions in Sudan’s al-Fashir points to genocide
20 February 2026, 00:40 AM
Africa & rest of the world
UN chief renews push for ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Sudan
16 February 2026, 02:54 AM
Africa & rest of the world
21 drown in Nile boat sinking in Sudan
13 February 2026, 00:52 AM
Africa & rest of the world
Sudan RSF drone strike on school kills two children
12 February 2026, 01:35 AM
Africa & rest of the world
Ten dead after a shooting in Canadian province of British Columbia, police say
11 February 2026, 09:20 AM
World
51 kidnapped, 3 killed in Nigeria attacks
9 February 2026, 04:53 AM
Africa & rest of the world
Gunmen kill at least 162 in attack in Nigeria
4 February 2026, 20:21 PM
Africa & rest of the world
Summer vacation to be halved for schools
Education ministry asks the affected education institutions to cut down the summer vacation in half if needed for the recently passed political violence.
10 May 2015, 10:34 AM
Liberia Ebola free: WHO
The UN health agency yesterday declared Liberia Ebola-free, hailing the "monumental" achievement in the west African country where the
9 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Central African Republic militias to free child soldiers
UN says armed groups in Central African Republic agrees to release all the children working with them and end child recruitment
5 May 2015, 12:11 PM
Freed Nigeria women tell of Boko Haram horror
Former hostages held by Boko Haram militants in northern Nigeria say some fellow captives were stoned to death as the army approached to rescue them.
4 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Abducted man found murdered
Police recovered the body of an abducted man from the River Dhaleswari in Sadar upazila of the district yesterday.
3 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Thai villagers believe more buried bodies of trafficking victims remain in jungle camps
Villagers in the southern Thai district of Sadao claim there are other camps of human trafficking victims in the jungle that might have more bodies other than the 26 uncovered on Friday and Saturday.
3 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Al-Qaeda branch claims murder of blogger Avijit Roy
Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) has claimed responsibility for the murder of an American atheist blogger in Bangladesh over two months ago, according to SITE Intelligence Group.
3 May 2015, 11:43 AM
Boy commits 'suicide'
A teenage boy allegedly committed suicide at his house in Babupara area of the city yesterday. The dead is Hridoy, 14, son of Abdul Matin
2 May 2015, 18:00 PM
10 houses gutted
At least 10 houses were gutted in a fire at Pashchim Hajipara in Sadar upazila of Sunamganj district on Friday night. Witnesses said the
2 May 2015, 18:00 PM
160 hostages rescued
Nigerian troops have rescued about 160 more hostages from Boko Haram's Sambisa Forest stronghold in northeast Nigeria, the country's
30 April 2015, 18:31 PM
BGB sues 150 villagers
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Wednesday night sued 150 people of Lalitarhat village in Patgram upazila on charge of attacking a BGB
30 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Storm damages over 100 houses in Moulvibazar
At least 10 people were injured and over 100 houses damaged as a nor'wester lashed several unions under two upazilas of Moulvibazar
30 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Nigeria rescues 293 girls, women from Boko Haram
The Nigerian army says it has rescued 200 girls and 93 women from Boko Haram camps in the Sambisa forest.
29 April 2015, 18:00 PM
TIB terms city polls embarrassing
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) terms the Dhaka and Chittagong city corporation elections questionable and embarrassing in national and international level.
29 April 2015, 14:16 PM
Nigerian army rescues 300 women
The Nigerian military says it has rescued 200 girls and 93 women from an area where the Islamist militant group Boko Haram is active.
29 April 2015, 04:47 AM
Thousands suffer as Bailey bridge collapses
Three steel plates in the middle of a Bailey bridge over the Aoliakhana River on Jaldhaka-Domar-Dimla road in Jaldhaka municipality of the district collapsed on Sunday night.
27 April 2015, 18:00 PM
23 killed in Nigeria communal clashes
At least 23 villagers have died in clashes between two mainly fishing and farming communities in central Nigeria's Benue state, police said
19 April 2015, 18:00 PM
IS shows purported executions of Ethiopia Christians in Libya
The Islamic State jihadist group has released a video purportedly showing the executions of some 30 Ethiopian Christians in Libya.
19 April 2015, 12:31 PM
10 killed in Somalia militant attack
Al-Shabab militants attacks a government complex in a busy area of Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, killing at least 10 people.
14 April 2015, 14:49 PM
Nigeria votes for local bodies, governors
Nigerians were voting yesterday to choose new state governors and local assemblies, with the main opposition party tipped to build on
11 April 2015, 18:00 PM