Today is the eighth death anniversary of the first Bengali Muslim lady doctor of the then undivided Bengal Prof Dr

Bangladesh's non-resident High Commissioner to Malta Md Jashim Uddin, who is also Greece's ambassador, presented his credentials to

One of the fundamental prerequisites for good governance is the distinction between the party and the government. This stood blurred and now seems to be totally removed now.

We are deeply troubled by the allegations that women from Bangladesh are being trafficked to war-ridden Syria as sex slaves and domestic workers.

Veteran politician Ali Ahmed died at a private hospital in Khulna yesterday morning. He was 83.

Today is the first death anniversary of Shakila Noor, wife of former director of BIWTA, Motaher Hossain, says a press

Eminent citizens yesterday called upon community-based organisations around the country to gather strength to establish secularism and communal harmony by wiping out religious fanatics.

Independent and ethical journalism must continue despite various pressures, said leading editors and publishers yesterday celebrating Bangla daily Prothom Alo's 17th anniversary. Bangladesh has made considerable progress but it still remains a question whether free journalism has gained grounds proportionately and whether the strong support desired was extended, said Mahfuz Anam, editor and publisher of The Daily Star.

The Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) has organised a dissemination event “Presentation from the BIDS Research Almanac 2014-15” in its

It is assuring to note that Bangladesh is on course to meet the global targets for reducing the rate of stunting, low height for age among children under five.

The attack on the police in Ashulia yesterday, which killed one and injured four others, has just ratcheted up the problem in an already jittery law-and-order situation.

Aiming to bring all the poor people under a safety net by 2018, the government has formulated a new National Social Security Strategy (NSSS), which would cover every age from newborn to the elderly for their life and living.

Slain publisher Dipan's father Abul Quasem Fazlul Huq yesterday said he was feeling insecure like he had during the Liberation War in 1971.

A recent report published in this daily revealed that some auto-rickshaw drivers are not adhering to the new fare chart and the mandatory use of...

What sort of message is the ruling party giving out when two factions of the Chhatra League (BCL) battle it out for supremacy on Chittagong...

Rafida Ahmed Bonya, widow of slain secular writer Dr Avijit Roy, has urged the international community to immediately act to save the free voice in Bangladesh.

We are somewhat assuaged by Mahbubul Alam Hanif's apology for the remarks he had made on the comments of Professor Fazlul Huq, father of late Dipan.

We join the nation in mourning the death of Syed Nazrul Islam, Tajuddin Ahmad, Captain (Rtd.) Monsur Ali and AHM Quamruzzaman, the four ...

Publishers and bookshop owners across the country kept their businesses closed for hours yesterday protesting the murder of Faisal Arefin Dipan, owner of Jagriti Prokashani, and brutal attack on another publisher and two bloggers.

A prosecution witness yesterday linked two of three accused in a war crimes case to the murder of two freedom fighters in Habiganj during the Liberation War in 1971.