The International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday recorded the testimony and cross-examination of the sixth defence witness in the case

A lighter vessel carrying around 1,400 tonnes of clinkers and with 13 people on board capsized in the Bay of Bengal near Hatia coast after

Two more major projects are now coming up to feed the growing energy need by setting up the country's largest ever LPG (liquefied

Dolphins are still not safe in the marine protected swatch of no-ground areas of the Bay of Bengal and the Sundarbans' dolphin sanctuaries, according to a wildlife expert.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday expressed disappointment over “government failure” in tracing out former lawmaker and the party's organising secretary (Sylhet division), M Ilias Ali, who, along with his driver, has been missing since April 17, 2012.

Being a non-gazetted officer of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) with a monthly salary not more than Tk 20,000 has not held Tahmidul Islam back from spending at least Tk 30,000 for the upkeep of his Tk 22 lakh Toyota Allion and a chauffeur, say ACC sources.

Imagine a fatal accident- someone you know just lost his or her life. Painstakingly relatives follow the process, go to a police station for the initial scrutiny and obtain an inquest report.

The Directorate of Environment (DOE) in Chittagong sealed off a polythene manufacturing factory in Pahartali hilly area of Uttar Kattoli in

Police recovered the body of a man hanging from a tree at Ramjan Alirhat in Raozan upazila of Chittagong yesterday.

Tofazzel Hossain, a lawyer and veteran politician, died at Birdem Hospital in the capital on Thursday. He was 72.

A man allegedly hacked his wife to death over a trifling matter in Baya Bholabari area under Shahmukhdum Police Station in Rajshahi city yesterday.

The Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) yesterday sought help from Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (Cuet) to determine the extent of damage and usability of the buildings, tilted during Wednesday's earthquake, in the city.

Rickshaw-pullers besieged the office of Sreepur municipality in Gazipur for four hours yesterday demanding that the “extortion” beyond agreement by the lease holders over parking the vehicles be stooped.

A mobile court assisted by Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) yesterday jailed 16 brokers, including eight women, for cheating patients at the

A video of leading Philippines presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte joking about a murdered Australian rape victim provokes a storm of protest.

The Civil Aviation Authorities lift restriction on entry of visitors to concourse hall at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, six months into imposing it over security grounds.

A Dhaka Court has framed charges against five persons, including three former cops of Pallabi Police Station, over death of Jonny in police custody in February 2014. The court has set May 16 to start trial proceedings.

Tens of thousands of people have spent a cold and wet night in temporary shelters following two powerful earthquakes that struck the south-west Japanese island of Kyushu.

Amid the growing concerns over unhygienic conditions in the capital's restaurants and the adulterated and low-

Railway stations under the East Zone of Bangladesh Railway (BR) are being closed one after another due to an acute