Grabbing of indigenous people's lands and their eviction from homes must be stopped with an iron hand and the Chittagong Hill Tracts

A mobile court of the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) was forced to back away from an eviction drive midway yesterday as a ward councillor with his 60-70 men chased the team.

The European Commission is providing emergency support to Myanmar and Bangladesh following floods and mudslides in both the countries.

Barisal City Corporation Chief Engineer Nurul Islam received a show cause notice from the LGRD ministry on Tuesday for giving an

The government should implement zero tolerance policy against child abusers irrespective of their political or social connection or

Owners and drivers of auto-rickshaws yesterday threatened to launch a tougher movement, if the government's ban on three-wheelers

Though Bangladesh has made significant progress in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and joined the ranks of

It will be difficult for the Fire Service and Civil Defence Department to tackle a massive earthquake in the capital, should once occur, due

Customs Intelligence officials yesterday seized a container carrying plastic sheets at Chittagong Port over false declaration of the goods

University of Asia Pacific students forms a human chain at Dhaka’s Farmgate demanding withdrawal of 7.5 percent VAT on tuition fees of private universities.

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairman Mizanur Rahman has demanded trial of the policemen who were closed or suspended over the killing of Rajon.

It's a murder most horrid. His only "fault" was that he left his old garage job and joined elsewhere. And for this, he died a cruel death allegedly at the hands of his former employer.

Senior counsel ABM Nurul Islam yesterday urged the Supreme Court to release the full verdicts in all cases shortly after they are

Orion Group Chairman M Obaidul Karim yesterday hosted a farewell reception for Korean Ambassador to Bangladesh Lee Yun-young in

The country's judicial system is bound to collapse due to an inadequate number of judges, a parliamentary body observed yesterday.

Several student and rights organisations yesterday demanded that the government create a separate land commission for plain land

After the controversial import of "sub-standard" wheat from Brazil, the food ministry has run into trouble from importing a batch of

Kuril flyover is built to reduce traffic congestion in Dhaka city but within about two years, this 3.1 kilometer structure has been severely damaged. Besides, the roads in the capital city have been in a deteriorating state, with numerous potholes, open manholes, and damaged sidewalks.

People continued to suffer for the third consecutive day yesterday as auto-rickshaw workers and owners demonstrated against the government ban on three-wheelers and slow-moving vehicles on highways.

In the rainy season, life of thousands of people comes to a near standstill due to waterlogging in the Dhaka-Narayanganj-Demra dam area.