On August 10, in India's South-West Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya, locals accused Akram of crossing the border illegally and attempting an abduction. He was severely beaten in a mob attack and later died after being taken to a hospital

Move seen as effort to undercut possible Jamaat-IAB clout in polls

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman has said the party’s goal is to ensure that Bangladesh never turns into a haven for extremism or fundamentalism.

A grieving mother told the International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday that her son had rejected her desperate plea to return home from Ashulia during the August 5 police firing, saying that if he died, she should identify his body with the help of his ID card.

Zonayed Saki, chief coordinator of Ganosamhati Andolon, has emphasised that reforms and the upcoming national election must move forward hand in hand.

Bangladesh wants an urgent and permanent solution to the Rohingya crisis -- something that the government wants to highlight in the upcoming high-level conference on Rohingya in New York on September 30.

The Anti-Corruption Commission has issued a notice to Bashundhara Group Chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan and his wife Afroza Begum, seeking their wealth statements.

The committee would make recommendations based on the applications from officials of the army, navy and air force who were victims of deprivation, injustice, and vengeance during the previous Awami League government

Having lost her right leg in a landmine explosion, Nur Kaida, a 23-year-old Rohingya woman, now feels helpless at a refugee camp in Teknaf.

The Ecnec yesterday approved the construction of Rabindra University in Sirajganj, despite objections from several advisers over the plan to build it by filling up a wetland.

One year into the interim government’s tenure, the public administration ministry remains in disarray

Rickshaw-puller Azizur Rahman, who was assaulted by a mob while trying to pay tribute to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Dhanmondi 32 on August 15 and later sent to jail, secured bail yesterday in an attempted murder case linked to last year’s July uprising.

A 26-year-old man was beaten to death allegedly by a mob in the Shahidnagar neighbourhood of Lalbagh in Dhaka early yesterday, police said.

After a long day at the office, Mohammad Masud, a private company employee living in Chattogram city, faces another battle while returning home -- one that makes his days even more exhausting.

Speakers at a seminar yesterday demanded legal recognition of the July Declaration and July Charter before holding the next national election.

When you step inside the gates of Lalbagh Fort, the first thing that catches your eye is a burnt-orange, terracotta-coloured square building.

The Health Ministry has selected 33 recommendations from the Health Sector Reform Commission as it seeks to begin implementing the much-needed reform process in the country’s health system.

As Dhaka University prepares to hold the Ducsu election after a six-year hiatus, student organisations are still struggling to finalise their panels even as the deadline for collecting nominations draws to a close.

The newly elected committee of the Bangladesh Private Hospital, Clinic and Diagnostic Owners Association was officially inaugurated at the Shaheed Abu Sayeed International Convention Center in Dhaka on August 16, said a press release.

Bagerhat town residents are suffering severely as most of the municipality’s roads have fallen into extreme disrepair, riddled with large potholes and submerged under rainwater.