A united nation is necessary to keep democracy in the right track, as the Liberation War has proved, said speakers at a discussion yesterday.

Around 1.60 crore mentally and physically challenged people in Bangladesh are deprived due to lack of proper initiatives to protect their rights in both national and international level, said speakers at a national consultation programme yesterday.

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) is deployed in Dhaka for 12 hours to maintain security in the capital.

President Vladimir Putin vowed vengeance yesterday as Moscow confirmed that a bomb attack brought down a Russian passenger jet over Egypt last month, killing all 224 people on board.

Jaago Foundation has organised a daylong programme tomorrow for underprivileged children in 32 districts of the

Workers found an old rocket shell in Panchlaish Police Station compound in Chittagong while digging a hole for a deep tubewell yesterday

The workers of Green Life Composite Ltd at Tongabari in Ashulia, on the outskirts of the capital yesterday went on a daylong strike

In a bid to win back the majority of Bangladeshi television audiences from the serials of Indian TV channels, Deepto TV will go on air with the theme "Aloy Vuban Vora" from November 18, the organisers said yesterday.

An accused in a money laundering case yesterday filed a contempt of court petition with the Supreme Court against a lower court judge

Teachers of geography and environment department of Jahangirnagar University (JU) have decided to boycott all academic activities for an indefinite period demanding legal action against a fellow teacher.

Those who have interfered with the master plan of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban Complex and built different structures including graves in and around it must be brought to justice, Housing and Public Works Minister Mosharrof Hossain told parliament last night.

Authority yesterday directed all secondary schools in Chittagong to refund the extra fees charged for the registration of SSC exams 2016 in seven days, or else, it would go for stern actions.

Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Khandker Mahbub Hossain yesterday urged the government to stop “wholesale arrest” of people and ensure the fundamental rights.

Today is the 39th death anniversary of Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani, a legendary politician and a dreamer of independent Bangladesh.

The only thing the families of the three recently slain policemen want is justice.

Three police officials including the officer-in-charge of Bayezid Police Station in Chittagong city have been suspended for filing a “false” case against an oil company.

The Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) Foundation is accepting applications for a number of bursaries and scholarships.

A mobile court of Power Development Board (PDB), Chittagong yesterday disconnected eight electricity connections and filed eight cases for having Tk 13.67 lakh bill arrears and using electricity illegally in the city.

The High Court yesterday granted bail to BNP leaders Gayeshwar Chandra Roy and Shawkat Mahmud in seven arson cases.

Curtains to the three-day Dhaka Literary Festival, previously known as the Hay Festival Dhaka are set to rise on November 19, for the fifth time on the historic grounds of the Bangla Academy in the capital.