UN-sponsored talks aimed at ending the conflict in Yemen by bringing representatives of the warring factions to Geneva are expected to begin today, a UN spokesman said.

A schoolgirl was saved from underage marriage following timely intervention of the local administration at Chandanpat village in Aditmari

Israel yesterday issued a report arguing its 2014 Gaza offensive was lawful, a move aimed at pre-empting the release of findings of a UN war crimes investigation that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu scorned as a waste of time.

Bad weather takes a toll on the river connectivity throughout Bangladesh today, forcing suspension of operations at several key points.

The overall inflation rate has dropped by 0.13 percentage point to 6.19 percent in May, thanks to the price fall of food items.

The people of seven char unions of sadar upazila in Chapainawabganj district can now breathe a sigh of relief, as their dream of a

Teenage girls abducted by Islamic State fighters in Iraq and Syria are being sold in slave markets "for as little as a pack of cigarettes," the UN envoy on sexual violence said Monday.

A total of 150 Bangladeshi trafficking victims rescued by Myanmar navy on May 21 finally return home.

Detectives claim to have arrested nine members of banned militant outfits Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (Huji) and Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) while preparing for a bank robbery in Dhaka.

The Israeli air force hit the Gaza Strip early yesterday for the second time in three days after new rocket fire from the territory hit southern Israel, raising fears of a new

Saudi Arabia's supreme court has upheld a sentence of 10 years in jail and 1,000 lashes against blogger Raif Badawi on charges of insulting Islam, his wife said yesterday. The

The Syrian army yesterday said it had repulsed a major offensive by Islamic State militants in the northeastern city of Hasaka and driven out fighters who had taken over key

Twenty civilians were among at least 45 people killed in Saudi-led air strikes on the rebel-held armed forces headquarters in the Yemeni capital early yesterday, a medic said.

Turkey yesterday voted in a general election which will determine whether the ruling party can change the constitution.

A Dhaka court issues arrest warrant against 28 leaders and activists of BNP-led 20-party alliance including Rafiqul Islam Mia in a case filed for a crude bomb attack on a passenger bus in Mirpur area in January.

The World Bank approves $476 million for two projects in Bangladesh to develop a strong financial sector and to improve agricultural productivity for a million poor farmers.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is served with a vegetarian menu for today’s dinner.

Indian PM Modi visits National Memorial at Savar, Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi where he pays tribute to war heroes and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

The extremist Islamic State group fought fierce battles yesterday with Syria's armed forces in a bid to seize control of Hasakeh, a key

Huthi Shiite rebels and Yemen's exiled government agreed yesterday to attend UN-brokered peace talks in Geneva aimed at ending a