The cabinet yesterday gave the final approval to the draft of “Cox's Bazar Development Authority Bill 2015” in a bid to ensure development of the tourist city under a master plan, zoning and regulate ongoing rampant construction.

Rights organisation South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) yesterday strongly condemned the recent acquittal of a constable of the Indian Border Security Force

Barisal City Corporation has served notices on the city's building owners to remove 137 mobile phone towers from the rooftops or pay taxes for those.

The Supreme Court is expected to conclude hearing today on the appeal filed by war criminal Salauddin Quader Chowdhury challenging his death penalty, and

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid yesterday apologised for the hassle being faced by the students during admission into class XI at different colleges.

A Chittagong court yesterday directed the Chittagong Port Authority to preserve all evidence and samples related to the seizure of a barrel of cocaine at

Jamaat-e-Islami had sought the help of Saudi Arabia to stop the war crimes trials multiple times. BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia had asked for the

Railways Minister Mujibul Hoque yesterday inaugurated a Diesel Electric Multiple Unit (DEMU) train service on the Chittagong-Najirhat

Garment workers should be given their salary and festival bonus before Eid-ul Fitr, said leaders of Workers Party of Bangladesh, Dhaka

Jigiang Construction Investment Group Company Limited, a Chinese state-run group of companies, showed its interest in constructing a

The judiciary can be subjected to fair criticism, if and when occasion demands, Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha says.

A special Indian court of BSF acquits Amiya Ghosh again over the brutal killing of Felani Khatun along the border back in 2011. Family say they don’t accept the verdict and want international trial.

US Ambassador in Dhaka Marcia Bernicat has praised Bangladesh's elevation to a lower middle income nation from low income status.

The main congregation of Eid-ul-Fitr, the largest religious festival of the Muslims, will be held at the National Eidgah on the High Court premises at 8:30am on Eid day.

Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Huq yesterday said all freedom fighters of the country will get equal monthly allowance irrespective of their

Flash floods triggered by sudden onrush of water from the upstream across the border marooned at least 30 thousand people in

Locals formed a human chain in front of Maya Cinema Hall in Domar municipality yesterday demanding early steps to repair 26-

The Election Commission (EC)-appointed enumerators will start going door to door from July 25 to collect data of citizens and update the electoral roll.

Two elephants die from electrocution at Riverine Army Base in Kaptai of Rangamati.

Bangladesh yesterday graduated from the low income status to lower middle income nation (LMIC), meeting the World Bank's requirements comfortably.