Human rights organisation Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) yesterday expressed concern over the law ministry's consent to the proposed Child Marriage Restrain Act-2014 by keeping the special provision which conditionally allows marriage of girls below the age of 18 and above 16 years.

A sub-inspector flees from a Dhaka court dealing a case against him over the death of a man in police custody in 2012.

Bangladesh Hindu-Buddhist-Christian Unity Council yesterday formed a human chain in Barisal city protesting the recent attacks on

The management of a readymade garment factory at Zamgora in Ashulia yesterday suspended 60 of its workers and issued a show cause

Implementation of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Peace Accord of 1997 and demilitarisation of the hills are required to ensure greater

The Comilla regional round of Rupchanda-The Daily Star Super Chef 2016 concluded yesterday with two participants qualifying for the

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Customs intelligence officials on Thursday seized nine containers of import goods at Chittagong port on charge of

Thailand is keen on introducing a coastal shipping trading route between its Ranong Port and the Chittagong Port to enhance bilateral

The government yesterday dismissed the United Nations' claim of the war crimes trial in Bangladesh being unfair, saying its recent statement was highly disturbing.

In a second attack on Shia Muslims in just over a month, armed assailants yesterday stormed a Shia mosque in Shibganj upazila and opened fire on praying people, killing one and injuring three others. The dead is Moazzem Hossain, 70, of Haripur. He was a farmer and also muezzin of the mosque. It was not clear who carried out the attack or why. Police said they were looking into the incident.

Chittagong unit of Bangladesh Chemists and Druggists Association will keep all the pharmacies in the district closed for around eight

It will not be good for the country if everyone starts saying that there is IS in Bangladesh, said Prof Abul Quasem Fazlul Huq yesterday.

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal yesterday evening said he had not talked to Indian English daily The Hindu, let alone tell it that “two IS assassins sought by Bangladesh for the October 3 murder of Japanese agro-researcher Kunio Hoshi, have crossed over to India”.

Police have shown “extreme inefficiency and negligence” in investigating a case filed over rape of a student of Viqarunnisa Noon School, a Dhaka court observes while delivering verdict in the case.

Pakistan's top rights activist Asma Jahangir has blasted the Pakistan government for demonstrating “disproportionately high passion” against the execution of two top war criminals in Bangladesh.

A mobile court came under attack allegedly by pharmacy owners and staff during a drive against unauthorised drugs on Chittagong

The High Court yesterday directed the government to continue sufficient supply of gas to the households in Dhaka.

Grameenphone, country's largest mobile phone operator, will bring 30 percent of its base stations under solar solution by the next year as part of the expansion of their green initiatives.

Fashion Craft Knitwear Ltd was closed yesterday for an indefinite period at Ashulia, outside the capital, amid its workers' demonstration