I have been feeling unwell since October 13. After the mayhem in Cumilla, I knew it wouldn’t be the last. With a broken heart, my father-in-law and I, along with my son, decided to continue with our tradition of puja visits and mandap-hopping, yet we were all deeply disturbed, witnessing the carnage unravelling with a helpless rage.

Today, on October 22, we celebrate National Road Safety Day. But why? Not why we care about safety—the devastating toll of accidents makes it clear why it is important—but why call it Road Safety Day? If we are using roads to travel from place to place, and we want to be able to do so safely, why not call it Safe Travels Day?

Period cycles vary from woman to woman but normally last for 28 days on average. Many women around the world experience irregular period cycles, one of the common reasons being PCOS, and tend to miss their period.

There is a great chance you haven’t had a chance to play these earlier influence games, particularly if you grew up on Grand

If you search for “mondire Quran” (the Holy Quran at a temple) or “Quran obomanona” (demeaning the Holy Quran) on YouTube, you will find over 300 videos spewing hate speech against a minority community.

The country’s marginalised people are facing discriminatory attitudes in many cases while seeking government services and benefits, found a study by Transparency International Bangladesh.

Describing the recent Cumilla incident as very unfortunate, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked the Awami League leaders and activists to step up their vigilance to maintain communal harmony across the country.

Health Minister Zahid Maleque yesterday said the health sector has a shortage of human resources to operate the equipment.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said she wants to upgrade Faridpur and Cumilla to two new divisions after the names of two major rivers -- Padma and Meghna.

US Secretary of State William Rogers, in a memorandum presented to the US President Richard Nixon today, said there remained a high potential for outbreak of hostilities between India and Pakistan.

A complaint has been filed with a Chattogram court accusing Professor Emeritus Serajul Islam Choudhury of Dhaka University and two others of defaming Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in an article.

Mobile operator Grameenphone has signed a deal with the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) to provide the law enforcing agency with tailor-made voice, data and ICT solutions for the next five years.

A total of 43,856 people died in road accidents across the country in the last six years, Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity said today.

Bangladesh premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan became the joint highest wicket-taker in T20 World Cups alongside Pakistan's Shahid Afridi during the Tigers' ongoing qualifier game against Papua New Guinea (PNG) at the Al Amerat Cricket Stadium in Muscat today. 

One dengue patient died while 170 patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8:00 am today. Of those hospitalised, 31 are outside Dhaka, according to Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

A Dhaka tribunal today set November 8 for hearing on charge framing against photojournalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol in three cases filed under the Digital Security Act.

Rab today sued Begum Badrunnessa Government Girls College Teacher Ruma Sarker on charge of circulating on social media an old video footage of a murder in Dhaka's Pallabi as the killing of Jatan Kumar Saha during recent communal violence in Noakhali.

A farmer went missing while swimming across the Teesta river in Ulipur upazila of Kurigram today.

"I don’t know when I'll be able to fix everything," said 80-year-old Ruhini Chandra Das of Pirganj's Majhipara village, while staring at his house gutted by fire.

The 26-run win over Oman in the second qualifier game on Tuesday came as a massive relief for Bangladesh team after the shocking six-run defeat against Scotland which kick-started the Tigers' ICC T20 World Cup campaign.