Iranian authorities are laying the groundwork for a ‘grand’ funeral for slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, official media reported Friday, following a lengthy postponement due to the Islamic ...

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth struck a measured tone towards China at a major defense forum on Saturday, noting ‘rightful alarm’ over Beijing’s military build-up but saying the United States sought a ...

A truck overturned in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing 18 people on board including 10 children, a provincial official told ...

Eight more children died from measles and related symptoms in Bangladesh in the 24 hours up to 8:00am on Saturday, bringing the total death toll to 583 since March 15 this year.

Bangladesh prime minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday urged people to engage in nation-building by embracing the ideals of former president Ziaur Rahman.

India on Saturday remembered former president Ziaur Rahman and his famous radio address of March 1971, describing him as one of the bravest sons of the nation.

UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres will honour six Bangladeshi peacekeepers among 68 in total posthumously with the Dag Hammarskjold Medal at the UN Headquarters in New York on June ...

Myanmar president Min Aung Hlaing arrived in India on Saturday, in his first trip abroad since becoming civilian leader, for talks with prime minister Narendra Modi.

The first Hajj return flight of 2026 landed in Dhaka on Saturday morning, marking the beginning of a month-long repatriation process for Bangladeshi pilgrims following the successful completion of the ...

Bangladesh prime minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairman Tarique Rahman led central party leaders, activists, and supporters in paying tribute to his father, the party’s founder and ...

With an air quality index score of 86 at about 10:15 am, Dhaka ranked 17th on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality on Saturday ...

The White House had indicated that Trump was close to a decision on a potential deal, even as Tehran insisted there was still ‘no final agreement’ on ending the ...