US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Desai Biswal says that she has had a “productive” Bangladesh trip taking forward bilateral cooperation on countering terrorism and extremism.

According to UNICEF, 23,000 children would not have to die if women in the country did not give birth before the age of 20.

The HC on Thursday declared the 16th constitutional amendment as illegal, unconstitutional and against the principles of the separation of powers between the various organs of the state and the independence of the judiciary.

The Rizal Commercial Banking Corp (RCBC) accepts the resignation of Lorenzo Tan as president and CEO of the Yuchengco-controlled financial institution effective immediately, the bank says in a statement.

Bangladesh including Pakistan, Indonesia, Palestine and Nepal attract the highest rates of attempted malware attacks, according to Microsoft.

Family members meet condemned war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami at Kashimpur jail in Gazipur. Seven members of Nizami’s family entered into the jail around 11:30am, says Nasir Ahmed, jailor of Kashimpur High Security Central Jail part-2.

That the High Court had to issue a rule, asking the authorities concerned to explain by two weeks as to why they should not be directed to stop...

We are concerned about the government's professed move to set up a “media monitoring centre” to keep an eye on news items published in different media.

Chairman of Bangladesh Press Council Justice Mohammed Mumtaz Uddin Ahmed says he would not approve any law that goes against the interests of journalists.

SC will not rehear most of 168 cases, in which former chief justice Md Muzammel Hossain and former SC judge Justice AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury Manik wrote judgments and orders after their retirement.

It is worrying to note that colleges outside the capital have been badly suffering from severe teacher shortage while the colleges in Dhaka

According to the IG police, terror attacks have spiked up in recent years. While the figure is worrying we would have liked to know what is

The government today designates specific spots for sacrificing animals during this year's Eid ul-Azha, urging people to use the makeshift facilities for the entire process of animal sacrifices.

Bangladesh, India and Myanmar have agreed to work together for collaborative efforts to conserve Hilsa, the national fish of Bangladesh.

On May 1, a fire completely destroyed 186 shops in Karwan Bazar, causing irrevocable loss to the shopkeepers.

We are surprised by the report in this daily regarding the strike of extra-muharrirs (copiers of deeds) of land registry offices across the country because they have not been paid for the last 13 months.

Capt (retd) Mujibur Rahman Fakir, ruling Awami League (AL) MP from Mymensingh-3 (Gouripur) and a freedom fighter, was laid to rest with

The prosecution has dedicates a war crimes tribunal’s verdict, which handed death to four Kishoreganj Razakars, to Shaheed Janani Jahanara Imam.

We note with trepidation, that the spate of killings of individuals that fit a certain profile has not seen its end – this time a Hindu tailor has been hacked to death.

The shabby state of affairs and the lack of proper facilities at the Chittagong University Medical Centre (CUMC) have shocked us.