The suicide rate in the US has surged to its highest level in almost three decades, according to a new report. The increase is particularly pronounced among middle-age white people…

Amid hope and hype, delegates have finished signing the Paris climate agreement at UN headquarters in New York. Some 171 countries inked the deal today, a record number for a…

A recent diplomatic row between Taiwan and China has cast light on a massive international telecoms fraud problem. It is said to involve thousands of scammers, some of them pretending…

The US Embassy in Dhaka and the Centre for Entrepreneurship Development (CED) at BRAC University have announced the names of the four Bangladeshi young entrepreneurs who will be visiting the…

The government has appointed Professor Dr Engineer Mohammad Rafiqul Alam as acting Vice Chancellor of Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology (CUET). Earlier on 06 March, 2013, Prof Alam was appointed Pro-Vice Chancellor of…

Japanese officials have raided an office of Mitsubishi Motors following the revelation that the carmaker had falsified its fuel economy data. The officials searched its plant in the central Japanese…

The Indian government has told the Supreme Court that 330 million people are affected by drought in the country. It said that nearly 256 districts across India, home to nearly…

The Indian government says it is still seeking to reclaim the priceless Koh-i-noor diamond from Britain, despite the Supreme Court being told otherwise. The gem came into British hands in…

Ethiopia says armed men have killed 140 people near its border with South Sudan and abducted at least 39 children. Ethiopia’s Communications Minister Getachew Reda said the attackers were members…

A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake has killed at least 41 people in Ecuador, Vice-President Jorge Glas says. A state of emergency was declared in six provinces and the National Guard has…