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The severe cyclonic storm Cyclone Fani will hit Bangladesh tomorrow, Bangladesh Meteorological Department said in its updated forecast this morning. Khulna and adjacent districts are expected to witness the effects of Fani from tomorrow morning. By...

A UN sanctions committee on Wednesday added Masood Azhar, the leader of a Pakistan-based Islamist group, on its list of global terrorists after China lifted its objections to the move. The sanctions committee on the Islamic...

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito has given his first address after ascending the throne, expressing his hope for happiness and world peace. His ascension was formalized earlier on Wednesday in a ceremony that saw him inherit the Imperial...

Sri Lanka has banned face coverings and Niqab in public, following a spate of suicide attacks on Easter Sunday that killed at least 250 people and injured hundreds. President Maithripala Sirisena said he was using an...

The Visiting three top UN officials today called on the international community to continue supporting the needs of 1.2 million forcefully displaced Rohingya as well as local community in Cox’s Bazar. The three officials— UN Under-Secretary-General...

Former US Vice-President Joe Biden has declared a presidential bid, putting an end to months of speculation. In a video announcement, Mr Biden argued that the “core values of the nation… our very democracy, everything that...

Sri Lankan intelligence officials were tipped off about an imminent attack by Islamist militants hours before a series of suicide bombings killed more than 300 people on Easter Sunday, three sources with direct knowledge of the...

The Islamic State group on Tuesday claimed a series of bombings that killed more than 320 people in Sri Lanka, after the government blamed local Islamists for the blasts. “Those that carried out the attack that...

Two Bangladeshi tourists, an adult and a child, have been reported missing in Colombo after the Sri Lankan capital was rocked by a series of bomb attacks. “Two Bangladeshis are unaccounted for. Their other family members...

A string of blasts ripped through high-end hotels and churches holding Easter services in Sri Lanka on Sunday, killing at least 207 people including foreigners. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe condemned the attacks as “cowardly” and said...