It was ZA Bhutto whose machinations were behind the brutal genocide in Bangladesh. Even before the blood had dried on his hands, Bhutto wanted to form a confederation with Bangladesh. But Bangabandhu gave him a befitting reply.

Buoyed up by the progress in war crimes trial being held to heal the wounds of the 1971 Liberation War, the nation yesterday pledged to make strides towards a prosperous future on its 45th Victory Day.

Western nations welcomed Saudi Arabia's new Islamic coalition against terrorism, but confusion over its role, even among its own members, may undermine its ambitions of tackling militancy and deflecting international criticism of Riyadh. "We look forward to learning more about what Saudi Arabia has in mind in terms of this coalition," US Defence Secretary Ash Carter said on Tuesday, a comment that underscored the uncertainty over how Riyadh's new initiative would work.

Wasfia Nazreen had launched the campaign 'Bangladesh on Seven Summits' on the 40th independence day of Bangladesh...

Mustafizur Rahman isn't someone who gets overtly expressive about his feelings off the field. On the field though, he is a completely different character.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been named as one of the world's 100 leading global thinkers by Foreign Policy, a Washington-based prestigious magazine.

Rafida Ahmed Bonya, the widow of slain writer-blogger Avijit Roy, has urged the international community to come forward to help save the voices of Bangladeshi freethinkers and maintain a healthy secular society.

The Pakistanis had a secret plan -- to fake a political dialogue with Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman while its military prepared to mow down the Bangalis, to terrorise them, to exterminate the Hindus who they viewed as Indian agents, to let loose a genocide campaign and teach the "treacherous" Bangalis a lesson.

The government appears to be defying its own ban on Facebook. As the ban on Facebook in Bangladesh steps into the third week, a number of ministers, lawmakers, ruling party leaders, high officials, and wings of different ministries have been using the most popular social media platform almost regularly. Over the last two weeks, they posted photos, shared links, and updated their statuses in their official and personal Facebook accounts.

Pakistan not only lied by denying its atrocities in Bangladesh in 1971, it deliberately twisted facts to deny the genocide it committed on the Bangali people during the nine-month Liberation War.

Police yesterday pressed charges against 17 people in a case for shooting a pregnant woman, wounding her unborn child in the womb, and killing a man in Magura during a Jubo League factional clash in July.

The BNP has finalised its mayoral contenders for the December 30 municipality polls that it sees as an opportunity to "fight back" from its worst ever situation since birth in 1978.

Pakistan's recent statement in which it denied committing atrocities in Bangladesh in 1971 has drawn strong protest and condemnation from different civil rights organisations, educational institutions, political parties and freedom fighters.

Lt Col Aziz Ahmed Khan, a Pakistan army officer, who fought the 1971 war in Bangladesh, what was then East Pakistan until 26 March,

It’s been a week since the government has blocked public access to several social media and Internet applications...

Of the hundreds of rivers in Bangladesh, only two rivers -- Sangu and Matamuhuri -- have originated from Bangladesh. Both rivers are located in the southeastern hilly part of Bangladesh.

When he came to the modest rural dispensary for his regular consultation yesterday noon, Shambhu Sarkar was surprised to find it closed. He knew the doctor to be there on time. But today was different.

The Islamic State jihadist suspected of masterminding the Paris attacks was killed during a major police raid, prosecutors confirmed Thursday, as French lawmakers voted to extend a state of emergency imposed after the carnage.

It was not excitement that you saw on their faces when they reached the zero point on the Burimari border in Lalmonirhat. There was a pall of gloom cast over everybody instead. Many could not hold their tears back thinking, perhaps, about the life they were leaving behind.

A deep sense of insecurity has gripped Christian priests in the country.