Outbreaks of food- and water-borne diseases in the country are on the rise. Last year, there were 15 outbreaks of diseases related to food and water compared to 11 the previous year, according to a government research.

A madrasa teacher was temporarily suspended for allegedly beating 42 female students in Bagatipara upazila yesterday noon.

The much-awaited month-long book fair "Amar Ekushey Granthamela-2016” begins today at Bangla Academy and Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital.

A five-year-old Afghan boy living in an insurgency-prone area has become an online sensation after pictures of him dressed in an improvised Lionel Messi jersey -- made out of a plastic bag -- went viral.

Almost 40 people drowned and 75 were rescued after a boat carrying migrants to Greece sank off Turkey's western coast yesterday, according to local officials and the Turkish Dogan news agency.

Incumbent Awami League General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam may get the responsibility for the third consecutive time through the

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid yesterday said there was no instruction from the government to give higher scores to the

Bangladesh's target to double its apparel exports by next five years is daunting but achievable if the country can fix infrastructure bottlenecks, boost productivity and attract investment. “The target is very simple, but a challenging one,” said Sharif As-Saber, a Bangladeshi professor at RMIT University, an Australia-based public university.

With countless blockbusters in a career spanning a decade and a half, Kareena Kapoor Khan is one of the biggest Bollywood names.

For a brief period, the discouraging remarks had almost compelled him to quit preparing the girls for the inaugural

Bangladeshi scientists have successfully field-tested a genetically modified (GM) potato resistant to late blight, one of the most devastating plant diseases caused by fungal attack. After the last trial is over in February, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) will approach regulators for approval of the RB (blight resistant) gene-infused potato.

The government has got a lot to boast about on its two years in office. It has a firm grip on things and those who might try to convey otherwise...

On January 25, 1986, the dashing left-handed opener Shahriar Nafees was born. He exploded on to the scene in 2006 with a brilliant maiden hundred against the mighty Aussies at Fatullah. Let’s recall that awesome knock on his special day!

The man was lying flat on the road, bleeding profusely. He raised his right hand and waved weakly for help. His motorbike was lying two feet away near the road divider only 50 yards off Hotel Radisson.

Physicians demonstrating in Chittagong for the withdrawal of cases filed against their colleagues now demand that a panel comprising

An air of festivity permeated the Dhaka University's central playground yesterday with hundreds of its former students converging to

The Indian government was reluctant to bring back Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's ashes from a Buddhist temple in Tokyo because it feared a political backlash, says a “top secret” file from the late 1970s declassified on Saturday.

Designed by architect Vlado Miluni, this weirdly crooked building was originally named Fred and Ginger after two famous dancers. The site previously had a house of historic significance that was destroyed during the bombing in Prague.

To improve the public transport system in the capital, the Dhaka North City Corporation will facilitate the introduction of 3,000 new

Tahmina Afaz is a schoolteacher and lives at Ulan in the capital's West Rampura. She doesn't start for work until 7:30am, but since winter began, she has been waking up long before sunrise. "If I get up any later than 5:00am, I cannot finish cooking for my family before I go to work. The gas supply falls after sunrise, so much so that sometimes I cannot even turn the stove on," she says.