A court in Lakshmipur on Tuesday awarded death penalty to 11 people in a case filed for killing Juba Dal activist Maulana Babar Mia, in 2003.

Death row war criminal Mir Quasem Ali’s lawyer Khandaker Mahbub Hossain on Tuesday claimed that the death penalty verdict for his client has been taken by bringing false allegations.

Bangladesh’s central bank said it has reversed its plans to sue the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the SWIFT money transfer network, and instead intends to seek their help recovering $81 million stolen by cyber thieves in February.

Bangladesh Bank has decided to show $81-million fund stolen from its foreign exchange reserve as ‘protested bill’ in its balance sheet for the fiscal year 2015-16 to avoid keeping provision against the fund although the two audit firms appointed by the central bank has raised objection against the move.

Marzan, one of the suspected masterminds of  Gulshan café attack, has been claimed to be identified as Nurul Islam by a family from Pabna district.

An overcrowded bus veered off a mountain highway in Nepal on Monday, killing at least 33 people and injuring 28 others in one of the country’s deadliest bus crashes in recent years.

Outstanding amount of banks’ consumer loans almost doubled in two years, surpassing Tk 50,000 crore as of March 31, 2016 as the country’s business sector has been going through a dull situation in recent years amid political uncertainty and delicate law and order situation.

A new law with provisions of 10 years in jail and up to Tk 100 million financial penalty for damaging electricity related establishments has been cleared by the Cabinet.

History is littered with tragedies in which individuals or nations betray their long-term interests for short-term advantage. This week`s show trials in China may be just such a case.

Japan says China sent coastguard vessels to escort the fishing boats
Japan says China has sailed a fleet of 230 vessels near Japanese-controlled waters in the East China Sea.

South Africa`s governing African National Congress has been defeated by the opposition Democratic Alliance in local polls in the capital Pretoria.

Two female police officers have been injured by a machete-wielding assailant in the Belgian city of Charleroi.

Militants have attacked a convoy of foreign tourists in west Afghanistan, injuring six and their Afghan driver.

After banning televangelist Zakir Naik’s Peace TV, the government has now ordered closure of all ‘Peace Schools’.

Senator John McCain and other Republican leaders have condemned Donald Trump`s remarks about the family of a fallen US Muslim soldier.

The United States has carried out air strikes on positions of so-called Islamic State in Libya, following a request by the UN-backed government there, the Pentagon says.

Hillary Clinton named U.S. Senator Tim Kaine as her running mate on Friday, opting for an experienced governing partner who will help her present the Democratic ticket as a steady alternative to the unpredictable campaign of Republican presidential rival Donald Trump.

An 18-year-old German-Iranian gunman who apparently acted alone opened fire in a busy shopping mall in Munich on Friday evening, killing at least nine people in the third attack against civilians in Western Europe in eight days.

Bangladesh pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman starred with four wickets for 23 after only arriving in this country on Wednesday, while Chris Jordan made amends for running out in-form New Zealander Ross Taylor with a match-winning 45 off 21 balls that contained five mighty sixes, to give Sussex only their second NatWest T20 Blast win in eight games.

Eminent jurist Dr Kamal Hossain believes that the unity of political parties at the national level is necessary to save the country and future generations from the crisis of militancy and terrorism.