“Sir, we had been praying for you.” With tears in his eyes, an on duty British police officer outside the VIP lounge of London’s Heathrow airport addressed Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as he along with Dr Kamal Hossain and his family were escorted from the special Pakistan International Airlines aircraft to the lounge.

The rape of a Dhaka University student on Sunday night has sparked outrage with the incident once again raising concern over women’s safety in the capital and elsewhere.

Liberty was in the air.

Two criminals attempted to kill Liberation War Museum Trustee Dr Sarwar Ali at his home in the city’s Uttara on Sunday night.

The High Court yesterday directed the authorities concerned to ban single-use plastic products in coastal areas, hotels, motels and restaurants across the country in one year as they are health and environmental hazards.

At least 12 people, including four of a family, have been killed in five road crashes and a train accident since Sunday night.

The price of liquefied petroleum gas has increased by 20 percent at retail stores in the country on Sunday, around four days after the prices rose in the international market amid a looming supply shortage.

The High Court yesterday directed mobile operator Robi Axiata Ltd to pay Tk 138 crore of what it owes Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission.

It became a habit for Golam Masood, who has been living in Saudi Arabia since the 90s, to tune into Bangladeshi television channels the moment he returned home from work.

A Dhaka court yesterday took cognisance of the charges against former chief justice Surendra Kumar Sinha and 10 others for allegedly misappropriating and laundering about Tk 4 crore from the Farmers Bank in 2016.

Iran yesterday vowed military response after US President Donald Trump threatened to hit 52 Iranian sites “very hard” if Iran attacks Americans or US assets to avenge the killing of a top military commander.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked police personnel to make themselves the “police of people”.

Yet again, the police are going to place at least a dozen demands during this year’s Police Week though more than two dozen demands raised in the last two years remain largely unimplemented, say insiders.

A second-year student of Dhaka University was allegedly raped and tortured in the capital’s Kurmitola area last night.

In a country where menstruation still faces myriad social, cultural and religious stigmas, which are big barriers to ensuring menstrual hygiene, a unique and much-needed initiative shines a light of hope for the women -- sanitary napkin vending machines.

Rajshahi Royals became the second team to confirm their place in the play-offs of the Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BBPL) with a six-wicket win against bottom-placed Sylhet Thunder under lights at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Sylhet yesterday.

Tens of thousands of Iraqis, many chanting “Death to America”, yesterday mourned a top Iranian commander and others killed in a US drone attack that sparked fears of a regional proxy war between Washington and Tehran.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday stressed the need for building Chhatra League with the right values and ideals so that the country might get its future leaders from the student front.

October 9, 2019. Anwarpur village, Akhaura. The two correspondents went to the house of Abu Rayhan, near Hirapur High School, posing as Phensedyl users.

The number of road crashes and deaths rose alarmingly last year, according to road safety campaign Nirapad Sarak Chai.