Bangladesh can't accelerate its national growth, achieve $50 billion garment export target and realise emerging potentials of Bay of Bengal and regional connectivity leaving Chittagong aside, a leading economist said yesterday.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said her government won't allow anybody to hurt the religious sentiment of others.

The great majority of Bangladeshis have faith in democracy despite its flaws, says a survey by International Republican Institute. A whopping 81 percent of the respondents agree that despite having problems, democracy is better than other forms of government. Of them, 53 percent strongly and 28 percent somewhat agree with it.

Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury yesterday declared the seat of Tangail-4 constituency vacant as sacked minister Abdul Latif Siddique had tendered his resignation.

Alongside the efforts of judges, cooperation from lawyers is needed to reduce the backlog of cases faster and thereby lessen the miseries of justice seekers,

Aiming to make the city healthy and clean, the conservancy department of Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) will remove waste from

Bangladesh Mahila Parishad (BMP) urged the government to hold a discussion over the increasing incidents of violence against women

Executive Director of Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) Dr Iftekharuzzaman has been elected member of the International

To achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), parliaments and legislators must play an important role, stressed Inter-Parliamentary

The government is going to set up the third phase of the surface water treatment plant in the capital's Sayedabad where 45 crore litres

Iran is eyeing wider trade cooperation with Bangladesh especially in energy sector as the sanctions imposed on Iran are set to be

77 Just over an hour's heavy rain yesterday once again exposed the capital city's poor drainage system and lax management of traffic,

A teenage girl is buried in landslide triggered by torrential downpour in Cox’s Bazar Sadar upazila this morning.

The National Human Rights Commission of India has asked the Indian government to pay Rs 5 lakh in compensation to the family of Felani Khatun, who was shot dead by a border guard in January 2011.

The High Court yesterday stayed for four months the authorities' action to terminate 95 employees of class III and IV of Bangladesh Agricultural University

The government on Sunday transferred 14 police officials to new posts, says a home ministry circular.

Police yesterday barred the leaders and activists of Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) and Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal (BSD) from laying siege to the power, energy and mineral resources ministry to protest the government's decision to hike gas and power tariff.

Ruling Awami League yesterday submitted its annual financial transaction report to the Election Commission citing that contributions of leaders, activists and lawmakers were the main source of the party's income last year.

The city corporations will make public the development activities of the government, according to a planning ministry statement yesterday.

Female lawmakers of the ninth and 10th parliament yesterday emphasised the need to work together on women's issues irrespective of their political identities.