Just three months after Salma Begum was married off to Khalil, she was set on fire by her husband when his demands for a substantial

A farmer died after being struck by lightning at Tarakandi village in Elangi union of Dhunat upazila of Bogra on Thursday.

Some 159 Bangladeshis, victims of human trafficking, who were to be repatriated on Thursday, will be brought back home on August 5

Chittagong University yesterday announced a budget of Tk 175.60 crore for the fiscal year 2015-16 with low allocation for research and

Prof Ajay Roy yesterday said the dream of fundamentalists trying to turn Bangladesh into an “Islamic state” by killing free thinkers in the

The retirement age for teachers at Jahangirnagar University (JU) is lowered from 67 years to 65 years.

Ongoing moderate rainfall with gusty wind is likely to continue till tomorrow in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country, according to Dhaka met office forecast.

Gonoforum President Dr Kamal Hossain yesterday called upon all irrespective of their political affiliations and opinions to get united to save the country.

Better railway transport system that can provided people with a safe, environment friendly and comfortable means of transportation are necessary in the

Weakening Cyclone Komen made landfall in Cox's Bazar around 9:00 last night, causing heavy rain that saw vast areas of several upazilas of the coastal town inundated. Over the last two days, six people died in coastal region in various incidents amid inclement weather while six more people remain missing. The cyclone hit St Martin's and Shaparir islands yesterday morning. When this report was filed around 1:30am today, the cyclonic storm was crossing Chittagong coast near Sandwip.

Police rescued a girl, who was kept hostage by a gang and forced to involve in anti-social activities, from Bakalia area of Chittagong city

Around 47 Bangladeshis students have been selected for European Union Scholarship to go for higher studies in Europe to complete

Oman yesterday extended till the end of October an amnesty for illegal foreign workers to leave the country with being fined.

The rule of law is a must to achieve the proposed Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) world leaders are expected to finalise and set in September for the next 15 years, speakers said at an advocacy discussion yesterday.

Prioritising road development and repairs, garbage management and mosquito control, Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon yesterday announced a Tk 2,085.36 crore budget for the 2015-16 fiscal year.

Freedom fighters attacked him during the Liberation War in 1971, leaving him seriously injured, but he survived.

It was a summer morning in April 1971.

Even after two years into Jubo League leader Milky's murder, the investigators could not find out yet the masterminds behind the killing in Dhaka, leaving the family in utter despair and insecurity.

The High Commission of India (HCI) will open a condolence book for today and tomorrow in memory of former Indian president Dr APJ

One staff at government orphanage, Barisal Shishu Paribar, has been suspended and 13 others have been transferred after the committee