Before the Eid ul-Adha festival, the two Mayors of the Dhaka City Corporations pledged to clean the city within 30 hours. And they delivered on their promise in the most impressive way.

It is unfortunate that in the course of a fortnight two tragedies had struck Makkah Mukarma. Our heartfelt condolences go out to the families of the dead.

A bold new global agenda to end poverty by 2030 and pursue a sustainable future has been unanimously adopted by the 193 member

Imtiaz Ahmed Farook, managing director of Interlink Apparels Ltd, died at Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore on Wednesday. He was 52.

This is a story of a Bangladeshi man who had to leave home to secure a better future for his family. He waited for 20 years in Saudi Arabia to be reunited with his wife. And when that moment finally came, he lost her again -- this time, forever.

There is no question that the deaths of four civilians in Tangail last Friday were the result of excessive force used by the police. Investigations by this paper have found that there was no instigation to attack the police as claimed by some law enforcing agents.

As we are about to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival of Muslims, we should remember the true spirit of sacrifice that this occasion stands for.

It is unbelievable how fast they snatch away your valuables. One second you are talking to somebody on your phone and the next,

Around two million Muslims yesterday poured into the vast Saudi plain where the Prophet Mohammed (pbuh) gave his final sermon, for the peak of the Hajj pilgrimage.

Hundreds of thousands of Muslims from across the globe began the annual hajj pilgrimage yesterday in one of the largest annual gatherings of people in the world.

Today is the 18th death anniversary of veteran politician Firozer Rahman.

Sonadia Island, a seven-square kilometer island in Northeastern Bangladesh which was declared “Ecologically Critical Area” in 1999,

With the Eid rush getting momentum, thousands of home-goers had to endure sufferings due to gridlock at different exit points of the capital and on its outskirts. Excessive flow of vehicles, haphazard parking and stoppage, and street vending caused traffic chaos at the city's main points at Gabtoli, Abdullahpur, Jatrabari, Postogola and Babubazar.

EID is upon us again. A time of joy and rejoicing as people leave Dhaka city by the thousands to be reunited with their families in respective home districts.

A rise in crime before the Eid holidays has been a common phenomenon for many years. This Eid, cattle traders have become a prime target.

To keep the city clean and speed up the management of waste, blood and leftovers disposal after slaughters of sacrificial cattle during the Eid, both the city corporations – Dhaka North and Dhaka South take several measures.

Nurunnahar Luchi; mother of Mujahidul Islam Prince, Patuakhali correspondent of Ekushey TV and Amader Shomoy; died due to a cardiac arrest at Patuakhali Medical College Hospital yesterday. She was 65.

Zarina Zaman, a former professor of the Zoology of Dhaka University, died due to a cardiac arrest in Michigan of the US on Thursday. She was 78.

Recently reconstituted with a new chairman and two members, International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday decided to hold a fresh hearing on seven war crimes charges against five “Razakars” from Kishoreganj's Karimganj, asking the prosecution and defence to place submissions today.

An important indicator of how robust a democracy can claim to be is how well marginalised communities are treated.