South Sudan rebels on Thursday released 18 Bangladeshi peacekeepers they had taken captive, but were still holding 12 UN contractors

'Saheed Sinha Gold Medal' has been introduced at the Department of International Relations (IR) of Dhaka University

Aiming to create awareness among the young people about child rights, child marriage and violence against women, "Hub for Change", an online platform for the girls' rights and youth activism, was launched yesterday.

The US-based SITE Intelligence Group has said it stands by its reports on the Islamic State's claims of responsibility for the killing of two foreigners and the bomb attacks on a Shia programme in Bangladesh.

Correct demographic data on slums and their dwellers, proper financing mechanisms and strong political will to back poor-friendly housing policies are needed to solve the housing problem of the urban poor, speakers observed at a policy seminar yesterday.

Police yesterday arrested two persons, including a DU student, for allegedly dealing an illicit agreement of question paper leakage with an admission seeker of 'Ka' unit at the university's Jagannath Hall.

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways Ministry at a meeting yesterday discussed the latest progress of

The chamber judge of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday sent two petitions of convicted war criminals Jamaat-e-

A US State Department spokesperson has said the US is not certain about the presence of Islamic State in Bangladesh.

Nearly 280 people were killed yesterday as a powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake centred in the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan ripped across South Asia, toppling buildings, triggering stampedes and knocking out communication lines.

Since the September 28 murder of Italian aid worker Cesare Tavella in Dhaka's diplomatic zone, one site seems to have taken it upon itself to link Bangladesh with ISIS.

Following intelligence warning, the government Sunday night beefed up security measures at the three international airports in the country, officials concerned said.

A woman suffered burns to her face and upper body allegedly after her husband poured acid on her while she was sleeping in their Baipail

Scores of Bangladeshi prisoners are languishing in the jails of India's West Bengal state despite completing their terms, the Times of India

Lions Club of Gazipur Ideal held a programme at Shahjadpur Nazar Mahmud Yatim Khana in the capital's Badda recently marking October

A discussion on the life and works of singer SM Bakht Shah Chisti, also a mystic was held in the capital yesterday, said a press release.

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal says the Huseni Dalan attackers will soon be identified through video footage.

Bangladesh's leather industry is one of the very few industries if not the only one for which Bangladesh does not have to import the main raw materials. Cheap labour, top quality raw materials that is hides of Bangladeshi cattle and global demand for luxury leather products has made it one of the most productive industries and foreign currency earners of Bangladesh. In 2014, Bangladesh's leather industry set a record for increasing exports up to 32.12 percent; for the first time it reached the US$1 billion mark for annual export.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday urged people to instill holy Ashura's spirit to restore democracy in Bangladesh and termed

Iqbal Bahar Khan, vice-chairman of Baniachang Upazila Parishad in Habiganj district and Jamaat leader, was suspended on Wednesday as