We are absolutely repulsed by the incident in Kaliakor upazila in Gazipur, where a 45-year old woman was beaten publicly by a village elder for “disobeying” him.

A recently organised seminar by this paper titled “Extremism and Challenges for Bangladesh” brought together security analysts, researchers and leading editors to discuss ways and means to tackle the threat extremism poses to the country.

Syed Mokhlisur Rahman, deputy commander of Kamalganj upazila Muktijudha Sangshad, died of old-age complications

Rekha just finished Zohr prayers in her 10 to 8 feet tin-roof house in Patbari shanty along the rail tracks.

The Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement was signed on October 5. As Bangladesh is not a signatory, the country's garments sector (RMG) is likely to suffer as it will not get preferential treatment for RMG export to the TPP member countries.

An attempted murder in Pabna, within days of the killing of two foreign nationals, has added to the ongoing sense of unease amongst us.

A simple and quiet life Hoshi Kunio lived in Bangladesh. He would always greet whoever approached him with a placid smile on his face.

Seventy-six eminent personalities have urged the government to send renowned child littérateur Akhtar Hussain abroad for better treatment.

TEACHERS from the university to the primary levels have been agitating for over a month. In the background of the World Teachers' Day that was observed yesterday, we feel sorry to see the way teachers at public schools, colleges and universities are treated in the country.

It is of concern that little palpable headway has been made in the investigations of the killings of Italian aid worker Cesare Tavella and Japanese national Kunio Hoshi that took place within a span of five days.

Demonstrators yesterday urged students at all educational institutions to go on a strike tomorrow demanding fresh tests for admission to medical and dental colleges over allegations that the last exam's question papers had been leaked.

The 'discovery' of yet another private hospital operating without proper authorisation accentuates the worsening conditions of the health services in the country.

A minor boy in Sundarganj of Gaibandha was shot and wounded in both legs, reportedly by a local member of parliament, on Friday.

The home ministry and the police headquarters have directed deputy commissioners and superintendents of police in all districts to beef up security for foreign nationals in their areas and maintain regular contact with them.

Today is the 27th death anniversary of former secretary MA Rashid.

Dhaka commuters are in a fix as bus operators, human haulers and other transports have hiked fares arbitrarily. Investigative journalism by a leading Bangla daily reveals

We are aghast at the killing of yet another foreign development worker on Bangladeshi soil, only five days into the murder of an Italian citizen in Dhaka. The Japanese national, Kunio Hoshi, was shot dead in Mahiganj area of Kawnia Upazila, reportedly in the same manner as Cesare Tavella.

Today is the seventh death anniversary of Muhammad Habibur Rahman Bhuiyan.

Farouk Chowdhury died at United Hospital in the capital on Friday.

When I was about ten, my paternal grandmother asked me to read a book. It was a thin, well-worn book with a white cover. The book