The judiciary played a facilitating role in establishing former prime minister Sheikh Hasina's authoritarian rule, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) Executive Director Dr Iftekharuzzaman ...

There are three important players – the US, India and China – in the Bay of Bengal apart from Bangladesh and there is an issue of dominance, says the foreign affairs adviser ...

Restriction has been imposed on vehicular movement inside the Dhaka cantonment on 21 November marking the Armed Forces Day, said a release from Inter-Serviced of Public Relations (ISPR) this afternoon ...

A man attempted to commit suicide after killing his two minor sons at the family's home in Dhaka's Pallabi this morning (16 November), said police.

The riders joining the event donned Bengal’s cultural clothing in style, with male riders wearing crisp white lungis and punjabis, while female participants added splashes of elegance in sarees or sal ...

বাড়িতে হুদাকে শুনিয়ে শুনিয়ে সারাদিন কথা বলে যান মা। মাসিক ভিজিটে যখন ঢাকায় আসেন, তখন ঝুমা এবিসিডির বই নিয়ে পড়তে বসান। হুদাকে খুব অসহায় আর বিষণ্ণ দেখায়। ইংরেজিতে স্নাতকোত্তর যিনি, তাকে নতুন করে ...

"If there is any negligence from any RAB official during the investigation, they will be held accountable," says Col Md Munim Ferdous, director of the force’s legal and media wing ...

Every year, the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) campaign led by UN Women serves as a powerful reminder of the widespread violence women and girls face worldwide. In support of ...

Former chief justice Mohammad Fazlul Karim died at a hospital in Dhaka early Saturday. He was 81. Fazlul breathed his last at around 4:43 am at a hospital while undergoing treatment there. The namaz-e ...

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Pope Francis, the spiritual leader of the Catholic Church, and Bangladesh Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus have jointly launched a "Pope Francis Yunus 3Zero Club" in Rome in an effort to usher in a ...

Prof Yunus highlighted Bangladesh's commitment to uplifting communities, fostering entrepreneurship, and advancing sustainable development.