Nineteen of 220 members of an Assyrian Christian community kidnapped by Islamic State (IS) in Syria released

“I had informed all including the DIG and IG [about death threats to Avijit]. People will consider Avijit's killing as an indicator of your [law enforcers] failure.”

THE regularity with which the law enforcing agencies have been discovering dens of the extremist groups along with large quantity of weapons, incendiary and explosive materials is worrying. But one must give plaudits to the police for their successes in this regard.

WE may feel encouraged by the upward trend in social indicators that give credence that women are much better off than they ever were in terms of maternal mortality, health, nutrition and even as far as job opportunities are concerned. But there is a glaring absence of women in decision making roles across all professions. This is where the challenge of gender equity really lies.

The man identified as extremist "Jihadi John" said he felt like a "dead man walking" after being contacted by UK security services

Iraq's national museum has officially reopened in Baghdad, 12 years after it was closed in the aftermath of the US-led invasion.

A US student has just spends 30 days on a "bug diet" - eating insects three times a day. Camren Brantley-Rios says traditional meats such as pork and beef are unsustainable

“If the killers of Humayun Azad had been tried, this incident might not have happened today.”

More than 1,000kg of gold worth around Tk 450 crore was seized in the last one year by Customs Intelligence and other agencies.

WE condemn the brutal murder of writer and blogger Avijit Roy and attack on his wife, Rafida Islam Banna, in no uncertain terms. The savage act, hauntingly similar to the hacking of critical thinker and writer Humayun Azad, took place right in front of the Ekushey Book Fair, in clear view of law enforcers and other people.

WITH nearly two months of ongoing hartal and oborodh, the academic calendar for millions of children continues to be adversely affected.

The frequency of violation of civil and political rights to people of the ethnic minority in Bangladesh intensified further during last year, a published report says

German parliament has voted to extend financial aid to Greece by another four months.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon remains “very concerned” over heightened tensions and continued violence in Bangladesh, and has renewed his appeal to all political leaders for finding a peaceful solution to the ongoing crisis.

THE latest annual report by the London-based human rights watchdog, Amnesty International (AI), echoes the concerns raised by our own human rights organisations regarding enforced disappearances, impunity of law enforcement agencies, circumscribing the freedom of journalists and human rights defenders and violence against women.

Amid denial of responsibilities for launch accidents by the authorities, a report reveals that between 1976 and 2005, 70 per cent launch accidents happened due to design flaws. Nine NGOs working for safe waterway published that report yesterday.

Scientists say they have found the brightest quasar yet in the early universe, a region around a supermassive black hole that blazes with the brightness of 420 trillion suns

Baby born completely encased in his amniotic sac in Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Row between US and Benjamin Netanyahu deepens, with the Israeli leader accusing America and others of "giving up" on trying to stop Iran obtaining nuclear weapons

Dozens of people were made to disappear and journalists and human rights defenders were continued to be attacked and harassed in Bangladesh. Police and other forces committed torture with impunity, says Amnesty International.