There has been no threat of any terrorist attack during Durga Puja, said Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul

The government is planning to build a circular rail network around Dhaka to ease the pressure on city’s roads, said railways minister says.

Rights activists in Barisal city yesterday urged the government to enforce right to food act to ensure food security.

The government does not tend to impose restriction on journalism by any means and it is not possible either, said Hasanul Haq Inu at

Voicing concern over the recent killings of two foreign nationals, Russian Ambassador in Dhaka Alexander A Nikolaev yesterday said two

The government yesterday sought the Supreme Court's stay on the High Court orders that directed Gaibandha lawmaker Manzurul Islam

An internal probe has detected at least 170 official passports that the Department of Immigration and Passport (DIP) issued against fake no-objection certificates. A three-member investigation committee found brokers, travel agents and human traffickers in league with a section of officials were involved in what appears to be the biggest ever passport forgery in the country.

Customs officials recovered Indian rupees worth over 68 lakh from a carton at the cargo shed of Shah Amanat International Airport in

Security has been tightened in Chittagong city and upazilas ahead of the Durga Puja. Many check-posts have been set

The cabinet yesterday approved proposals for amending the local government laws to empower the government to appoint administrators for running municipalities, and upazila and union parishads if elections to the local bodies are not held on time.

“War time rape victims cannot be viewed as a mere woman who lost her chastity. In fact they fought by laying their highest self-worth, for the cause of our independence. Time has come to unlock our collective voice to recognise and honour our great mothers and sisters, the war heroines.”

The High Court yesterday summoned two ward councillors of Dhaka South City Corporation on charges of constructing their offices by

The Hindus yesterday celebrated the Mahalaya, the auspicious occasion heralding the advent of goddess Durga.

The cabinet yesterday approved the Roads and Highways Department's "Land Management Policy-2015", which states that petrol, diesel

The results of written tests for the post of assistant teacher in government pre-primary schools in 22 districts were published yesterday with a total of 9,727 candidates coming out successful.

Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Facility (CHTDF) project of UNDP will be extended till September 2016 to continue its support in

The Directorate of Primary Education (DPE) has set a target to construct 6,000 classrooms in fiscal 2015-16 for expanding primary

Bikolpodhara Bangladesh President Prof AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury yesterday called upon the prime minister to form a “national unity

A three-member police team will fly for Saudi Arabia early today to bring back Kamrul Islam, the prime accused in Rajon murder case.

Police and other law enforcing agencies continue frequent patrols in Dhaka’s Gulshan-Baridhara diplomatic zone as part of stepped up vigilance measures.