He chose to live in seclusion in a remote temple to attain Buddhist wisdom. Most of his time was devoted to religious rites, prayers and meditation. His family members and locals say it's out of question that he had any enmity with anyone. May all beings be happy -- this was what the monk wanted like any other Bouddha Bhikkhu.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says a “constitutional crisis” might arise due to a "parliament-judiciary row" over the 16th constitutional amendment concerning impeachment of Supreme Court judges.

Transport owners and workers calls a 48-hour strike in 10 districts under Khulna division tomorrow demanding the withdrawal of two compensation cases filed against the owners of Chuadanga ‘Deluxe Paribahan’ and ‘Green line Paribahan’.

A Bangladeshi-origin British man who plotted an Islamic State-inspired attack on US military personnel based in England has been jailed for life and told he will spend at least 12 years behind bars.

Apparently showing their affection for war criminals being tried in Bangladesh for their crimes against humanity, Pakistan has said the relations between the two countries 'should not be clouded' with a single issue.

Unidentified miscreants kill an elderly Buddhist monk by slitting his throat in Naikkhangchhari upazila of Bandarban. Body of the victim -- Mong Shwe U Chak, 75, -- was found near Baishari Bihar at Uppar Chak Para village in the upazila.

At least 35 people have been infected with anthrax in Sirajganj in the last couple of weeks, according to health officials in the district.

The United States says the recent spate of attacks in Bangladesh has been denounced by the overwhelming majority of Bangladeshis.

At least 80 people have been killed so far by lightning this year, according to the department of disaster management.

Failing to bear "torture by her son", a woman committed suicide by taking poison in Nischintapur village of Jessore Sadar upazila

The latest round of promotion in the civil administration will hardly bring any dynamism in bureaucracy as most of the promoted

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) yesterday recovered three unexploded mortar shells from a place near the

India has said it is supportive of the judicial process to ensure justice in the war crimes committed during the Bangladesh Liberation War.

Investigators probing the cyber heist of $81 million from the Bangladesh central bank yesterday connected it to the hack at Sony Corp's

Five journalists were injured as members of a yaba smuggling ring attacked them while they were collecting information in

It was around 2:00 in the morning. Three Ansar members, including the camp commander, were on duty inside the Rohingya refugee

Seven mega development projects by the government are well underway and are expected to have significant positive impact for the country. All of the seven top priority Fast Track Projects costing around $40 billion have now gained pace, although some of them are a few years behind the schedule.

The Buriganga is getting narrower every year as dumping of waste along the river banks between Sadarghat and Rayerbazar by

Siddikur Rahman stays at four-under but slipped one place after an even-par second round in the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open yesterday.

The Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) express its concern over noncooperation of coaching staff towards swimming coach Park Tae Gun, who helped Bangladesh win two gold medals in the South Asian Games held in India in February.