Today we are one with the Palestinian people celebrating the raising of their flag at the United Nations for the first time in history,

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

The World Economic Forum's annual report on global competitiveness for 2015-16 has recently been made public.

We endorse the Prime Minister's call for global unity against terrorism during her speech at the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly, and through this column, reinforce the urgent necessity for countries around the world to come together to confront extremism of all forms for a peaceful and tolerant world.

The foreign ministry yesterday confirmed that 41 Bangladeshi pilgrims were among those killed in the stampede in Mina on September 24.

The sight of horse carts and horses occupying main thoroughfares in Dhaka city further crystallises the reality that is the dangerously

We condemn the killing of Italian citizen Cesare Tavella and express our deepest condolences to the bereaved family. That the killing was

Md Ashraful Hussain, a well-known name in the shipping industry, passed away due to a heart attack on Monday. He was 82.

Nazma Parvin; wife of Mir Mokbul Hossain, former commercial manager of Faridpur Sugar Mill and mother of Mir Mostafizur Rahaman,

It is not every day we get to hear a story like this. Bijoy Rahul Paul, whose father is a bicycle mechanic and mother works in a tea garden, was born into a life of hardship and had to drop out of secondary school due to poverty.

It is disheartening that three years after the horrific attacks on Buddhist homes and places of worship in Ramu, Cox's Bazar, little progress has been made in terms of meting out justice to the perpetrators.

More than 50 countries have pledged 40,000 troops for United Nations peacekeeping to shore up missions under strain from the rise in global crises. The pledges, made at a US-led summit in New York on Monday, represent a major boost to UN peacekeeping that relies on voluntary contributions from UN member states to run its 16 missions worldwide, reports AFP.

A report published in this daily yesterday revealed firsthand accounts of the untold sufferings patients at government hospitals had to endure during the Eid holidays.

The world has adopted a bold new agenda to end poverty and preserve the planet. The ambitious 15 year plan, adopted unanimously by 193 member states of the UN, comes with great challenges...

Potentially life-giving water still flows across the ancient surface of Mars from time to time, NASA scientists said yesterday in revealing

Komor Uddin Shah, a teacher and publisher of Bogra, died of old-age complications at Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College and

Mir Altaf Ali, an advocate, of Guptapara area in Rangpur city died due to a cardiac arrest at Rangpur Medical College Hospital early

An Italian national was shot dead by armed criminals in the capital's Gulshan diplomatic zone yesterday, police said.

The first Hajj return flight of national flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines lands – delayed by nearly 11 hours for was said “technical glitch”.

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